On the Road to Mosul: Iraq Buys IED-Detecting Vehicles

As Iraqi security forces train to eventually retake the city of Mosul from as many as 2,000 IS militants currently digging into defensive positions, Baghdad is stocking up on counter-IED vehicles to help clear the roads for its troops.

The Baghdad government has struck a $73.5 million deal with Charleston, S.C. company Critical Solutions International (CSI) and its partner DCD Protected Mobility, to provide an undisclosed number of Husky 2G mine detection systems.

The Husky, which was named one of the US Army's top ten most innovative technologies of 2010, has been used by American and European allies in Iraq and Afghanistan for several years.

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