AUSA 2021: AM General showcases new HMMWV for the US market

18th October 2021 - 12:00 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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NXT 360 was put on display in the AUSA 2021. (Photo: Flavia Camargos Pereira)

NXT 360 — exhibited for the first time in the US at AUSA 2021 — was designed to deliver increased survivability, mobility and affordability.

AM General exhibited the HMMWV NXT 360 to a US trade show audience for the first time at AUSA 2021 on 11-13 October — more than three years after it was launched at Eurosatory 2018.

This new light tactical vehicle was designed to deliver increased survivability, mobility and affordability.

Nguyen Trinh, EVP for international defence at AM General, explained to Shephard that feedback from HMMWV customers played a role in developing the new platform.

About 70,000 HMMWVs — described by Nguyen as 'one of the most versatile and most mobile platforms in the world' — are in service globally. He added that AM

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