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Army

Army Posts Latest Draft Specs For Humvee MECV

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

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The Army has posted the latest version of draft specifications for its planned Up Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) Competitive Recapitalization and Modernization program aimed at incorporating proven solutions to improve the survivability, mobility and operational capability of the vehicle. The service is calling it a Humvee Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle (HMMWV MECV). Version 3.1, posted Nov. 21 on the Army TACOM Lifecycle Management Command website, and its annexes are drafts, and pre-decisional and may change before…

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