Stryker Click to Enlarge Mission To fulfill an immediate requirement in the Army's current transformation process to equip a strategically deployable (C-17/C-5) and operationally deployable (C-130) brigade capable of rapid movement anywhere on the globe in a combat ready configuration. The armored wheeled vehicle is … [Read more...]
Palletized Load System (PLS)
Palletized Load System (PLS) Click to Enlarge Mission Perform line haul, local haul, unit resupply, and other missions in the tactical environment to support modernized and highly mobile combat units. Rapid movement of combat configured loads of ammunition and all classes of supply, shelters and containers. Entered Army … [Read more...]
M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) Click to Enlarge Mission Transport, deploy, recover and evacuate combat-loaded main battle tanks and other heavy tracked and wheeled vehicles to and from the battlefield. Entered Army Service 1993 Description and Specifications The Heavy Equipment Transport System (HETS) … [Read more...]
HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle)
HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) Click to Enlarge Mission Provide a common light tactical vehicle capability. Replaced the quarter-ton jeep, M718A1 ambulance, half-ton Mule, 1.25-ton Gamma Goat, and M792 ambulance. Entered Army Service 1985 Description and Specifications The HMMWV (High-Mobility … [Read more...]
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT)
Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Click to Enlarge Mission Provide transport capabilities for re-supply of combat vehicles and weapons systems. Entered Army Service 1982 Description and Specifications There are five basic configurations of the HEMTT series trucks: M977 cargo truck with Materiel Handling Crane, … [Read more...]