the humvee is a neat ride, but not really ideal for modern conflicts. glad to hear they’re working on something more suitable.
Much better IMHO. Why did they go with a soft top though?
http://www.oshkoshdefense.com/defense/products~matv~home.cfm
The matv isn’t a soft top.
Its about time that our servicemen/women get what they need to fight and win. I guess better late than never.
It looks like a rugged, capable vehicle. How long is it going to take for them to get integrated and become fully operational?
It took an asymmetric conflict to show that the Humvee was deficient in several areas. They had been around for so long I never thought that the military would ever get rid of them. Hell, the ones we had pre 9/11 has reliability problems and went down during FTXs and training.
Will the vehicles that replace the Humvee be any better?
We questioned them back in 1990 when I first went in. They were made of fiberglass, it didn’t take a genius to figure out they would provide any protection from anything.
We had alot of problems with the up armored variants as well. IIRC the vehicle chassis couldn’t stand the extra weight of the added armor. This is what our mechanics told us FWIW.
Wow, they make some pretty cool looking rides. I still remember the original Popular Mechanics article on the Humvee.
pfft back when I was in we use to roll out the gates in freezing temperature with the tops down.
Those new rides are sweet!
I meant the cargo area. I realize the passenger compartment isn’t a soft top.
Well, it’s about time. I know the HMMWV has had a distinguished service record over the past 25 years, but I am glad to see that the military recognizes the need for a vehicle that is designed for the type of combat we’ve seen recently.
I feel that insurgent warfare isn’t going away anytime soon. IEDs are going to be an unwelcome guest on battlefields for a long time to come. We NEED a STANDARD vehicle that was designed with IED threats in mind. If private security contractors can design vehicles to defend against IEDs, the US military should be able to do the same. The good thing is that by now we should have a good idea of what doesn’t work against IEDs and possibly from seeing the mission-specific vehicles used by private contractors we might have an idea of what designs do work.
Lets up-armor some Quarter-Tons! All we need is a shovel and some sandbags.
I miss the 151 mutt!
Have you seen this?
I was really hoping that this one would have madde it to production as I really wanted one, alas it was not to be.
Sorry, but 40 grand plus from American Expeditionary Vehicles for an off-road only vehicle is a about 15 grand more than I was hoping to spend. I wanted a bit more utility than that.
That 40K only buys a frame and body from AEV, axles, tranny, and motor are extra. A 55K Jeep pick for off-road only? No thanks.
Before the Chrysler bankruptcy the J8 pick-up was destined to a dealer near you. Too bad, I had hopes for a 2WD version with a locker, like the Toyota and Nissan Pre-Runner and Desert Runner pick-ups. Such a Jeep PU would sell like hot cakes and give decent off-road performance for about 20 grand, making it a nice little utility vehicle.
Wow. I didn’t realize how big those things were until I watched the video. Cool vehicles but I wouldn’t want to parallel park one. I guess the days of sitting on the seatback and steering with your feet in a hummer in waist deep water are coming to an end. David