Profile
- Type
- Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- United States
- Service note
- Modern protected mobility
Armored Vehicles
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A wheeled MRAP supplied to improve crew protection against mines, shell fragments, and ambushes. It is common in troop transport, patrol, and evacuation tasks.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Navistar Defense
- Built in
- United States
Service History
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
Production History
- Built by
- Navistar Defense
- Built in
- United States
Specifications
- Crew
- Driver and commander plus passengers; seating varies by variant
- Armament
- Often unarmed or fitted with ring mount / remote weapon station
- Weight
- Base M1224 combat weight about 17.2 t; heavier variants exist
- Mobility
- 4x4 wheeled MRAP; some references list about 89 km/h road limit
- Protection
- V-shaped armored crew capsule for mine, IED, and ballistic protection
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Supplied to Ukraine as a wheeled MRAP for protected troop transport, patrol, and evacuation tasks.
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MaxxProPublisher: Navistar Defense | Note: Supports general system specifications and background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19M1224 MaxxPro MRAPPublisher: AFV Database | Note: Supports additional system background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to UkrainePublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War military aid context for MRAP vehicles supplied to Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-19