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Hummer may be gone as a brand of off-road vehicles for civilians, but the off-roader that inspired the H1, H2 and H3, the Humvee, continues to do its job as a default vehicle for the U.S. Army.
- Us Military Chooses Oshkosh Defense's Jltv As Humvee Successor
Oshkosh Defense has been selected by the US Army and Marine Corps to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the successor to the Humvee. Read more »...
- Good Times: U.s. Army Humvee Street Races A Korean Army Kia Retona
In all fairness, we are not sure if we should call any duel between a U.S. army Humvee and a Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Kia Retona, a small 4x4 based on the Kia Sportage from the late 1990s, a street race, but if anything else, these guys seem to be...
- New Fed Alpha Is A Troop Carrier With An Eco Conscience
Local Motors' XC2V, which has been selected by DARPA to replace the 27-year old Humvee, isn’t the only ongoing program in the US Army for new vehicles. The US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or...
- Darpa Selects Xc2v To Replace Humvees [with Video)
The trusted HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), or as the troops (and everyone else) understandably calls it, Humvee, is getting a little long in the tooth, having entered service for the first time in 1984. So it’s reasonable...
- All-composite Humvee 900 Pounds Lighter
The US army is testing an all-composite bodied Humvee that saves approximately 900 pounds or 409 kg when compared to a current steel and aluminum 10,000 to 12,000 pound (4.5t to 5.4t) HMMWV carrying the same heavy armor. The all-composite Humvee prototype...
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Check Out this Military Humvee Duel
Hummer may be gone as a brand of off-road vehicles for civilians, but the off-roader that inspired the H1, H2 and H3, the Humvee, continues to do its job as a default vehicle for the U.S. Army.
However, as the AM General M1116 HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) will be 30-years-old next year, the army is looking to replace it with a more modern vehicle that is better suited to modern warfare. The big problem is alternative vehicles like the MRAP or the Oshkosh L-ATV are very expensive.
Read more »- Us Military Chooses Oshkosh Defense's Jltv As Humvee Successor
Oshkosh Defense has been selected by the US Army and Marine Corps to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the successor to the Humvee. Read more »...
- Good Times: U.s. Army Humvee Street Races A Korean Army Kia Retona
In all fairness, we are not sure if we should call any duel between a U.S. army Humvee and a Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Kia Retona, a small 4x4 based on the Kia Sportage from the late 1990s, a street race, but if anything else, these guys seem to be...
- New Fed Alpha Is A Troop Carrier With An Eco Conscience
Local Motors' XC2V, which has been selected by DARPA to replace the 27-year old Humvee, isn’t the only ongoing program in the US Army for new vehicles. The US Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or...
- Darpa Selects Xc2v To Replace Humvees [with Video)
The trusted HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), or as the troops (and everyone else) understandably calls it, Humvee, is getting a little long in the tooth, having entered service for the first time in 1984. So it’s reasonable...
- All-composite Humvee 900 Pounds Lighter
The US army is testing an all-composite bodied Humvee that saves approximately 900 pounds or 409 kg when compared to a current steel and aluminum 10,000 to 12,000 pound (4.5t to 5.4t) HMMWV carrying the same heavy armor. The all-composite Humvee prototype...