AM General receives a $ 356 million order for more than 1,600 Humvees 50108162

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AM General receives a $ 356 million order for more than 1,600 Humvees
AM General, South Bend, Indiana, was awarded a $356,213,318 contract for 1,259 M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); and 414 M1152A1B2 Troop Enclosure HMMWVs in support of Afghanistan. The estimated completion date of the contract is July 29, 2017.
     
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The AM General M1151A1B1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) (Photo AM General)
     
AM General designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies and supports specialized vehicles for military and commercial customers worldwide. Through its military business, the company is widely recognized as the world leader in design, engineer, manufacture and support of Light Tactical Vehicles, having produced and sustained more than 300,000 vehicles in over 60 countries.

The HMMWV has been in production since 1985, its design met military requirements to replace numerous types of aged vehicles and to keep up with swift moving tanks.