Introduction .......................................................................................................................
3
Background .......................................................................................................................
3
The
procurement
process ...........................................................................................
3
Addressing
equipment capability
gaps .......................................................................
5
The need
for an expeditionary
capability ....................................................................
9
Preparing
for the post‑conflict phase ........................................................................
11
Improvement
in the MOD’s procurement process during Op
TELIC ........................ 16
Protected
mobility and the developing threat to UK
troops .............................................
21
Initial
deployment of Protected Patrol Vehicles (PPVs) in
Iraq ................................. 21
Deploying
PPVs to
Iraq ......................................................................................
25
The
appearance of Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) and the
UK’s
response ...................................................................................................................
32
Project
DUCKBOARD
evolves ...........................................................................
36
The impact
of the 2004 Spending Review on
FRES .......................................... 43
A “Type B”
vehicle ..............................................................................................
45
The threat
in
mid‑2004 .......................................................................................
48
A PPV for
Afghanistan ........................................................................................
52
Response to
the increase in the
threat .....................................................................
61
The impact
on wider civilian
operations .............................................................
72
Decisions
on the wider protected mobility capability for the
Army ............................ 76
Project
Vector .....................................................................................................
85
The
decision to procure additional vehicles for
Iraq ........................................... 88
The
introduction of
Mastiff ..................................................................................
99
Changes to
the arrangements for identifying and funding UORs
.................... 114
Protected
mobility between late 2006 and
mid‑2009 ..............................................
117
Introduction
of a new process to determine the acceptable level of risk
in
operations ........................................................................................................
126
The
requirement for an “urban”
PPV ................................................................
129
FRES as a
distinct
requirement .......................................................................
137
Call for a
public inquiry into the use of
Snatch .................................................
142
Snatch
after
Iraq ...............................................................................................
144
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