U.S. Special Operations soldier killed in Humvee crash near Fort Bragg

One soldier assigned to a Fort Bragg Special Operations unit was killed and two more were injured in a vehicle collision on Thursday afternoon when the soldiers’ Humvee collided with a car-carrier truck on Plank Road near the base. “One soldier in the Humvee was dead at the scene, another airlifted to Womack Army Medical,” […]

Watch: Could this be a good replacement for the HUMVEE?

The Oshkosh Defense Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle offers a smaller platform from the large MRAP and a more secure and maneuverable vehicle from the traditional Army Humvee. The manufacturer lists these features on their website: OSHKOSH DEFENSE® L-ATV The new Oshkosh Defense® L-ATV is the future of light combat vehicles. The L-ATV combines field-proven technologies, an advanced […]

Army recon targets Apache helicopter cannon for Humvee replacement

As the U.S. Army readies to bring its current crop of Humvees into the 21st century with a new vehicle, reconnaissance officials are also looking to replace the Humvee’s pre-World War II .50-caliber machine gun with a version of the Apache helicopter’s cannon in 2019. The Army has embarked on a major project to replace […]