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Army Releases Draft Performance Specs For Improved Protected Humvee

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 15th, 2011

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The Army has released its draft performance specifications for improving the Cold-War era Humvee, to make it more survivable, mobile and capable in the current and expected threat environment. The Army wants proven material solutions for Humvee Expanded Capability Vehicles (ECV) to allow them to provide protected mobility to ground forces where ambushes, mines, IEDs and small arms fire could be encountered from unconventional adversaries. This newer capability will be called the Humvee Modernized Expanded Capability Vehicle (MECV). This effort…

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