LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES

Abstract

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) is a lightweight, high performance, four-wheel drive, air transportable and air droppable, high mobility tactical wheeled vehicle. The HMMWV consists of a basic design with several variants including Cargo/Utility, Armament Carrier, Ambulance, Shelter Carrier and Armored Armament Carrier. RDT&E efforts are to resolve current known safety issues/restrictions, comply with 2004 HMMWV ORD requirements and obtain Full Material Release for vehicles fielded with Fragmentation armor under Urgent Material Release (threshold ~16,500lbs Gross Vehicle Weight). FY12 funding supports the Army initiative for an Up Armored HMMWV (UAH) Program which will integrate enhanced capabilities into the Expanded Capacity Vehicle (ECV) chassis. The intent of the program is to develop solutions to resolve safety restrictions, enhance fuel economy, restore automotive/mobility performance lost with the addition of armor, provide a chassis that could potentially accept future survivability improvements and provide a long term sustainment alternative based on current production obsolescence.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2013
• Source ID: 0604642A_5_2040_PB_2013
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Demonstrations
• Engineering
• Life Cycles
• Materials
• Mobility
• Program Management
• Qualifications
• Supply Chain Management
• Test And Evaluation
• Test Facilities
• Transportable
• Vehicles

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