Argentina relies on elderly M113s while it mulls wheeled APC choices
Three options remain on the table as Argentina looks to procure wheeled 6x6 armoured personnel carriers.
Land Warfare
AM General receives new order for HMMWVs
AM General has received an order to supply 739 new M1152 A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles(HMMWV) to the US Army National Guard, the company announced on 29 March.
The order is in addition to an order for 740 new HMMWVs placed in October 2018.
The M1152 A1 is a single cab, open cargo area HMMWV variant that is enhanced with integrated armour protection. Modernisation to the vehicle includes improvements to the powertrain, suspension, cooling and electrical systems. The vehicles can be used as a personnel carrier or cargo transport vehicle.
Delivery of this recent order of M1152A1 HMMWVs will begin in the third quarter of 2019.
More from Land Warfare
-
-
Rheinmetall expands Mission Master family with flexibility in mind
Rheinmetall expands its family of Mission Master vehicles by unveiling Mission Master XT, a new 4x4 autonomous unmanned ground vehicle (A-UGV).
-
New antitank weapons for Thai marines
Two new types of antitank weapon have been admitted into the Thai marines.
-
Vietnam polishes up new bridging capability
Vietnam is inducting new bridging systems able to accommodate its newest main battle tanks.
-
India, Netherlands and Spain to receive Excalibur
Three FMS customers will obtain the M982 Excalibur 155mm guided shell.
-
Germany orders WatchGuard
Israeli radar will be used by the German Armed Forces for ground-based reconnaissance and area monitoring.
