A £14 million fleet of 25 armoured "mine clearance vehicles" – desperately needed by British troops plagued by mines in Afghanistan – is being sold off, unused as "army surplus", at a knockdown price of less than £4.5 million – a loss to the taxpayer of nearly £10 million. The vehicles are Caterpillar DV104 "Armoured Heavy Wheeled Tractors"...
Posted on Defence of the Realm
Thursday 15 May 2008
The underfunded MoD
