Comments on: Truck Makers Eye Next-Gen Humvees

By: Joseph Nichols

Joseph Nichols — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:56:55 +0000

Funny you should say that,
cause the US are buying thrm as fast as the south African suppliers can make’em, there production is somewhat slowed however do to upgrades made to make them more modern and leathal.
How do I know this, cause I saw em with my own two eyes, talked to those that drove them, and even rode in one.
Sorry no evidence on CNN or any other news org, they only cover the part of the war that gets the raitings

By: GT

GT — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:42:33 +0000

What I think we’re forgetting is that procurement isn’t that simple. We can’t just buy all the vehicles we need overnight…even if one manufacturer could meet our demand, we’d need millions of spares, crew operation and maintenance training (and the associated equipment, some of which might be new), the list goes on. The necessity of such a move is widely recognized. The feasibility of changing horses mid-stream less so.

By: isdale

isdale — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:58:53 +0000

Looks like International has learned another lesson from the HummV … Consumers Want Em!
They intro’d the civilian MXT at the chicago auto show (and nearly drove it off the stage.)
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/09/chicago-auto-show-international-nearly-drops-its-new-mxt/
Doesnt say if we can get the IR Headlights.

By: Terry Daly

Terry Daly — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:54:14 +0000

Our military’s failure for the last four years to buy South African armored vehicle technology, which was designed for counterinsurgency and thus to protect against mines, borders on criminal. They keep hanging more stuff on the poor old HMWWV and meanwhile our soldiers and Marines keep getting killed and maimed while THE TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE.
Of course, the whole vehicle issue is in a way a phoney one; the real problem is that our military still doesn’t understand counterinsurgency and the necessity of using clear and hold to gain control of the population living along the roads.