[oceanview]

still, its a sad testament to the technology in american industry that we cannot have some kind of advancement in lightweight armor or composite materials to make a better military vehicle then this.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I hardly think that state of American engineering or manufacturing capabilities has anything to do with it. It is how the Pentagon wants to spend its money, and the political ramifications on Capital Hill. I offer no judgments as to how it should be done, only that if the will to spend the money for improvements to existing vehicles, or an all new vehicle, was there, fine designs could be churned out and excellent equipment produced.

[Palmetto]

still, its a sad testament to the technology in american industry that we cannot have some kind of advancement in lightweight armor or composite materials to make a better military vehicle then this.

It's always easy to spot a non-engineer.

Using the phrase, "some kind of..." is a dead giveaway.

We are working at the limits of technology. In the eternal struggle between those who design weapons and those who design targets, the designers of targets rarely hold an advantage for longer than a moment.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Wheeled armoured vehicles for military and internal security forces

There are purpose-built wheeled armored fighting vehicles. Some are even built in America under license, or built in Canada.