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Forget feeble 4x4s. The 6x6 seems to be the new monster truck that everybody wants. While we can't imagine ...

Over the next year the Army will evaluate soft recoil gun technology on light combat vehicles starting with a pair of HUMVEES. Soft recoil could not only make it possible to fit vehicles with up to 155mm guns, but make light artillery more survivable in the bargain.

AM General has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide two HUMVEE 2-CT Hawkeye Mobile Howitzer Systems for the U.S. Army's characterization test of its soft recoil technology.

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on May 18, 2021 at 2:28 PM A Humvee mounting a low-recoil 105 mm howitzer WASHINGTON: The Army is checking out two sizes of a unique low-recoil howitzer system: a 155mm gun on a 6×6 truck, Brutus, and a 105mm on a 4×4 Humvee, Hawkeye. That’s an extraordinarily small vehicle to mount an artillery piece, and reducing recoil is the key to making it work. The “soft recoil” system was developed by Mandus Group and integrated on vehicles by Humvee manufacturer AM General. By shifting the howitzer barrel forward and installing better hydraulics, the system red...

AM General Delivers Bastion to Kosovo Ministry of Defense USA - English Share this article Share this article SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AM General, leading military-grade tactical vehicle and mobility systems provider, participated in a delivery ceremony today for three Bastion armored personnel carriers (APC) to the Kosovo Ministry of Interior (MOI) for use with their police special forces. This delivery further strengthens the long partnership that AM General has with Kosovo, including having delivered nearly 200 HUMVEE vehicles over the last three years in support o...