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The NXT 360 Is The Next-Gen Humvee
The NXT 360 Is The Next-Gen Humvee-February 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:14:05

When the HMMWV, AKA the Humvee, AKA the military version of the Hummer, first came out, people thought it was unstoppable. Then the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq happened, and it proved extremely vulnerable to everything from improvised bombs to mines to bullets. So this mean-looking thing is what the original maker of the Humvee has come up with as an upgrade.

AM General unveiled what its calling the NXT 360 at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris, which is a bit like SEMA except if many of the clientele were just various warlords and arms dealers. And the NXT 360 is quite an upgrade from a regular Humvee, which made its debut 34 years ago.

To help it drive offroad even better, it gets bigger wheels and tires, more ground clearance and wheel travel, increased approach and departure angles, and AM General even claims a “significant ride improvement.” It also boasts more powerful air compressors than in the original Humvee, enabling it to lower and raise its tire pressures more quickly, to help transition from on-road to off-road environments and back more quickly.

Instead of using terrifyingly thin metal plate as the body work, the NXT 360 follows the precedent of many of its up-armored cousins that eventually featured in Afghanistan and Iraq, coming with B7-level protection, or enough armor to stop an AK-47 round from any direction. Even the windows are claimed to be bullet resistant.

But it wasn’t so much bullets that led to such horrifying injuries and deaths in our current asymmetric wars that are somehow still ongoing, but the explosions. This, for example, is what remained of an American HMWWV after it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade during the invasion of Iraq in 2003:

So to help its occupants survive blasts a bit, the NXT 360's front wheels are rated up to level , or enough to resist a 13.2-pound anti-tank mine, and its rear wheels should be able to survive a blast from a hand grenade. It’s also got blast seats and mats, to hopefully prevent any shrapnel and concussive forces from spraying the occupants inside. Plus anti-lock brakes and stability control, because it’s 2018.

Of course, there is probably a reason that AM General is showing this at a European arms show, instead of showing it off directly to the American military which has been such a prolific purchaser of Humvees over the decades. I wouldn’t be surprised if it had a lot to do with the fact that the American military has already decided to replace many of its Humvees with this thing:

That thing with the big friendly face is the , which got its catchy name from the acronym of “Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle.” It was designed from the beginning to fight in the weird wars we have today, rather than being an adapted model from an existing design like the NXT 360.

But if you can’t afford the , a NXT 360 make work nicely.

Oh, and just in case, AM General is also peddling what it calls the HMMWV Hawkeye 105mm Weapon System at the Eurosatory show.

In case it was hard to figure out from the name, it’s a Humvee with a giant Howitzer on the back.

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