This year, the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle turns 40 years old. That’s four decades of hardcore, first-line-of-battle four-wheeled motoring, with the platform involved in pretty much all ...
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), ...
Auto manufacturers and the military have collaborated on multiple occasions. Here are some prominent examples of major car ...
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 ...
This Humvee has had enough of the military life. The vehicle left war zones behind to live a peaceful and quiet life as an overlander. It has no doors but it has the capability of battling rough ...
A team of engineers led by Michigan Tech’s Advanced Power Systems Research Laboratories (APS Labs) delivered a new tactical hybrid electric High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to the ...
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 ...
Did you know you can actually buy a military Humvee? Here’s how. The Humvee has been the standard multi-purpose vehicle of the US military since the 1980s and it boasts weapons such as .50 caliber ...
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is meant to replace the venerable Humvee, but new car shopping is a hassle even for the U.S. military. Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted ...