After drafting the final specifications for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in 1979, the U.S. Army decided on AM General for the Humvee. The civilian version rolled out in 1992, and the ...
If you’re in the market for a classic, military-used Humvee, you’re basically completing side quests as far as car ownership is concerned. There probably aren't that many left like that for someone to ...
In June 1940, the United States Army needed a 1/4-ton "light reconnaissance vehicle." Of the 135 automakers they asked to submit bids, only three took them up on the offer (Bantam, Willys, and Ford), ...
The AM General HMMWV, otherwise known as the Humvee, has served the United States military well for roughly 40 years now. The thing is, it’s awfully slow and not all that fuel-efficient. Reliability ...
Of all the ground vehicles in the Army’s arsenal, this stretch Humvee may be the most unusual — or the flyest. A series of photos posted to the official Flickr account of the Army’s Combat ...
WASHINGTON – The Army is swapping an icon – the 40-year-old Humvee – for a lighter, faster, cheaper truck designed for future battlefields. The Infantry Squad Vehicle, more dune buggy than armored ...
Various militaries have given the world plenty of interesting vehicles, but few reach elite status as cultural icons. It’s nearly impossible to think about World War I without remembering Britain’s Mk ...
When GM decided to bring back the Hummer, instead of the notorious gas-guzzling environment crusher it was in the past it chose to make it eco-friendly by using an all-electric powertrain. Now, ...
The first time I saw a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, it looked like it had fallen straight from outer space. Compared to the tired Humvees on the lot that it’s intended to replace, the multi-role ...
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Army Staff Sgt. Tom Davis never saw the bomb that destroyed his Humvee as he rounded a corner in Ramadi just a week into his second tour in Iraq in 2006. Davis lost a leg and broke his ...