Humvee

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)
M1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier
Type	2- or 4-door truck Unarmored: Light utility vehicle Armored: Light armored car
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1984–present[1]
Wars	Cold War Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Operation Gothic Serpent Battle of Mogadishu 1992 Los Angeles Riots Global War on Terrorism 2001 insurgency in Macedonia Iraq War War in Afghanistan Syrian Civil War Moro War Zamboanga City crisis War in Iraq Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Mexican drug war Arab–Israeli conflict 2023 Israel–Hamas war[citation needed] Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas[2] Russian invasion of Ukraine[3]
Production history
Manufacturer	AM General, assembled in Mishawaka, Indiana
Unit cost	$220,000 (2011) (up-armored)[4] (equivalent to $294,079 in 2023)[5]
Produced	1984–present[1]
No. built	281,000[6][7]
Specifications
Mass	5,200 to 5,900 lb (2,359 to 2,676 kg) curb weight, 7,700 to 8,500 lb (3,493 to 3,856 kg) gross weight[8]
Length	15 ft (4.57 m),[9] wheelbase 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Width	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)[9]
Height	6 ft (1.83 m), reducible to 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[9]
Main armament	Multiple, see design features
Engine	6.2 L Detroit Diesel V8 6.5 L Detroit Diesel V8 6.5 L Detroit Diesel V8 (turbo)[8][10]
Transmission	3-speed automatic or 4-speed automatic[8]
Suspension	Independent 4×4
Fuel capacity	25 U.S. gal (95 L)[9]
Operational range	250 miles (400 km)[11]
Maximum speed	55 mph (89 km/h) at max gross weight[12] Over 70 mph (113 km/h) top speed[8][13]

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General.^[14] It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the original jeep, and others such as the Vietnam War-era M151 Jeep, the M561 "Gama Goat", their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle, and other light trucks. Primarily used by the United States military, it is also used by numerous other countries and organizations and even in civilian adaptations.

The Humvee saw widespread use in the Gulf War of 1991, where it navigated the desert terrain; this usage helped to inspire civilian Hummer versions. The vehicle's original unarmored design was later seen to be inadequate, and was found to be particularly vulnerable to improvised explosive devices in the Iraq War. The U.S. hastily up-armored select models and replaced front-line units with the MRAP. Under the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, in 2015 the U.S. Army selected the Oshkosh L-ATV to replace the vehicle in front-line U.S. military service.