While this armor saves lives on the battlefield, it also makes the Humvee easy to tip over. In a rolling vehicle without modern safety systems, crew members can hit their heads on the roof ...

In a story first reported by the Dayton Daily News, Army statistics show that adding thousands of pounds of armor plating to ... 60 of 85 soldiers who died in Humvee accidents in Iraq were in ...

Under extreme pressure from Congress, the military overloaded the lightweight Humvee with armor and, in 2007, launched a $47 billion program to field much heavier, Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected ...

A seasoned infantry veteran of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom, Mittman has seen the Humvee evolve from a soft-skinned vehicle to an armor platform that ...

The Humvee's entire drivetrain and even its brakes ... as they aged and as the military upgraded them with heavy armor that increased wear and tear, they became garage queens to many servicemen ...

This increased protection, but it came at a cost: the immense weight of added armor made the Humvee slow, clumsy and prone to rollovers. Extra strain on the engine, transmission, drivetrain and ...

Adding even more armor bumped the GVW to 13,500 lbs. The Humvee was starting to show its age, and it couldn't protect troops from IEDs despite constantly adding armor kits and plating.

Within the last 30 years, the HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) or "Humvee" has become an iconic vehicle on and off the battlefield. From Operation Desert Storm to the current ...

New footage showed the aftermath of a US-built Humvee getting hit in Ukraine. Ukrainians have praised the ruggedness of US-made vehicles, including the Bradley IFV. The Humvee is among more than ...

By carrying the missiles and the troops into battle, the Humvee could get teams near enemy ... These vehicles’ armor, especially v-shaped hulls to deflect the immediate force of an explosion ...