Introduction ...................................................................................................................
228
Addressing
post‑invasion capability
gaps .....................................................................
229
Countering
the IED
threat .......................................................................................
229
Requirement
for a medium weight
PPV ..................................................................
231
A failure
to articulate the
requirement ..............................................................
232
Attempts to
improve the process for identifying
requirements ......................... 234
Funding and
the Future Rapid Effect System
(FRES) ..................................... 235
Intelligence,
Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance
(ISTAR) ......... 236
The
pressure of running two medium scale operations
concurrently ............................ 238
Support
helicopters ..........................................................................................
239
Lessons .........................................................................................................................
240
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