AM Common LLC, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $732,741,016 modification to contract W56HZV-17-D-0071 for manufacturing of Excessive Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Automobile Expanded Capability Automobile (HMMWV ECV) variants. The Excessive Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Automobile (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a household of sunshine, four-wheel drive, navy vehicles and utility automobiles produced by AM Common. Bids have been solicited through the web with one obtained. Work places and funding will likely be decided with every order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2024. U.S. Military Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting exercise.
The Excessive Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Automobile (HMMWV) has largely supplanted the roles beforehand carried out by the unique jeep, and others such because the Vietnam Warfare-era M151 jeep, the M561 “Gama Goat”, their M718A1 and M792 ambulance variations, the Industrial Utility Cargo Automobile, and different mild vehicles. Primarily utilized by the US navy, additionally it is utilized by quite a few different nations and organizations and even in civilian diversifications. — HMMWV is the world-standard household of sunshine, tactical automobiles. It’s a light-weight, high-performance, unbiased four-wheel drive, versatile and adaptable platform that at the moment helps greater than 100 completely different methods.
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The HMMWV ECV with its vetronics is the 4th era design of the HMMWV. Below contract to the US Military, AM Common developed the M1113 Expanded Capability Automobile (ECV). The M1097A2 is the premise for the Expanded Capability Automobile (ECV). The expanded capability car (ECV) HMMWV was developed to hold excessive payloads with the identical efficiency ranges. The commonest car weighs 2.5t and has a payload capability of 5,100lb. The ECV supplied the payload capability permitting for bigger and heavier communications shelters, improved armor safety degree for scouts, navy police, safety police, and explosive ordnance disposal platforms.
The HMMWV ECV has over 15 configurations similar to cargo carriers, troop carriers, armament carriers, ambulance and shelter carriers. All of the variants have a standard chassis, engine and transmission, in addition to 44 interchangeable elements fitted in varied positions. The important thing automobiles of this mannequin comprise of the M1113, M1114, M1116, M1151 w/AC, M1151A, M1151A1 w/B1, M1152 w/AC, M1152A1, M1152A1 w/B2, M1165 w/AC, M1165A1 and M1165A1 w/B3. Along with the factory-installed “A” armor package, the HMMWV ECV could be supplemented with extra armor, which is tailor-made to fulfill particular mission necessities. It’s powered by a turbocharged 6.5l V8 diesel engine.
