page_title: Frag Kit 6
hierarchical_section_title: Frag Kit 6
caption_attribution_description: The military did something very clever -- it brought a group of National Guardsmen who are farmers in as special advisors on agricultural reconstruction. They came by the Taj for an informal briefing on our work, and I was really impressed with their knowledge, insight, and compassion for the Afghans. I believe the up-armor in this picture is of the Frag Kit 6 varietal. You can see the extra armor with the door open. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frag_kit_6
context_page_description: Frag Kit 6 is a vehicular armor upgrade kit developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to defeat explosively formed projectiles, a type of improvised explosive device. It is designed to be added on armored vehicles such as the MRAP and unarmored Humvee. Like the Chobham armor, the exact materials and the way it works is Classified information.
  Frag Kit 6 adds about 1,000 lb of extra weight and 12 inches of width on each side of the vehicle over the previous Frag Kit 5 Humvee armor. The doors are so heavy, troops may need a mechanical assist device to open and close them and so wide drivers may require built-in visual references so they'll know if they can fit the vehicle in narrow spaces. Frag Kit 6 armor also makes MRAP vehicles too wide to legally operate on U.S. highways.
  Frag Kit 6 technology is integrated into MRAP II vehicles. The purpose behind the MRAP II competition was to field vehicles that don't need the kit added on. Frag Kit 6 looks similar to the armored plates used on the British "Mastiff" version of the Force Protection Cougar. It appears to be used extensively on Navistar's MaxxPro Plus vehicle.
context_section_description: Frag Kit 6 is a vehicular armor upgrade kit developed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to defeat explosively formed projectiles (EFP), a type of improvised explosive device (IED).  It is designed to be added on armored vehicles such as the MRAP and unarmored Humvee.  Like the Chobham armor, the exact materials and the way it works is Classified information.
  Frag Kit 6 adds about 1,000 lb (450 kg) of extra weight (100 lb per sq ft) and 12 inches (300 mm) of width on each side of the vehicle (2 feet overall) over the previous Frag Kit 5 Humvee armor.  The doors are so heavy, troops may need a mechanical assist device to open and close them and so wide drivers may require built-in visual references so they'll know if they can fit the vehicle in narrow spaces.  Frag Kit 6 armor also makes MRAP vehicles too wide to legally operate on U.S. highways.
  Frag Kit 6 technology is integrated into MRAP II vehicles.  The purpose behind the MRAP II competition was to field vehicles that don't need the kit added on.  Frag Kit 6 looks similar to the armored plates used on the British "Mastiff" version of the Force Protection Cougar. It appears to be used extensively on Navistar's MaxxPro Plus vehicle.
caption: Armored Humvee
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