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2017-04-02

HMMWV Enhanced Appliqué Program provides powerful solutions

AM General’s latest initiative Enhanced Appliqué Program (EAP) focuses on HMMWV technology insertion kits that significantly transform the vehicle’s capabilities.

AM General’s EAP initiative provides early entry formations with mobility, lethality, and power solutions on a proven, versatile and globally transportable platform.

The EAP initiative focuses on HMMWV technology insertion kits that significantly transform the vehicle’s capabilities by enhancing its mobility, transportability, lethality, power and autonomous capabilities.

The Enhanced Tactical Transportability (ETT) / Enhanced Tactical Mobility (ETM) HMMWV Kits can be applied to existing HMMWVs in the military fleet to provide an immediate and affordable solution for customers who need to rapidly deploy, employ, and re-deploy in support of strategic, operational and tactical power projection operations with minimal preparation. The ETM kit can be quickly and easily installed on a HMMWV by a unit maintenance team, and the ETT kit can be installed at the installation level. Once the kits are installed, the vehicles transport up to nine soldiers, offer stable firing platforms for squad weapons and fit inside a CH-47 helicopter without major and costly logistical changes to training, maintenance procedures and supply support.

Enhanced Tactical Transportability (ETT)

The ETT kit allows for internal transportation in a CH-47 by reducing the standard HMMWV width by 8". A new body and hood to accommodate the reduced width, the chassis is re-used but with modified components. It assists Entry Forces (REF) to quickly deploy and manoeuvre onto the initial assault objectives in order to provide additional firepower, protection, mobility, and required capabilities to ensure the survival of the initial entry force and the ability to achieve entry objectives necessary for mission accomplishment or transition to Follow-on Forces.

Enhanced Tactical Mobility (ETM)

The ETM kit improves troop carrier safety and can be combined with other enhancement kits and utilises the current inventory of HMMWVs. It provides mountings for squad weapons. The vehicle will provide a tactically deployable capability for combat forces to dominate manoeuvre and use position advantage to deliver fires in order to destroy the enemy’s will to fight. The HMMWV provides the capability to rapidly deploy, employ, and re-deploy in support of strategic, operational, and tactical power projection operations with minimal preparation.”

Enhanced Tactical Lethality (ETL)

The Enhanced Tactical Lethality (ETL) kit adds greater flexibility for current HMMWV inventory. It provides lethality for Cavalry, Scout, and Weapons Company missions. It carries M230LF 30mm weapon and fires M778, M789 and NATO rounds.

High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle

Known by its military designation as the High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle, the HMMWV is a lightweight, highly mobile, diesel-powered, four-wheel-drive tactical vehicle that uses a common chassis to carry a wide variety of military hardware ranging from machine guns to tube-launched, optically tracked, wire command-guided (TOW) anti-tank missile launchers. It can perform in a wide variety of terrain, from deserts to jungles, for long periods of time, with minimal maintenance. It has to carry its cargo and occupants in safety while dodging instruments of war — bullets, bombs and mines.

Its 15 configurations (cargo/troop carriers, weapons carriers, ambulances and shelter carriers) share a common engine, chassis and transmission, with 44 interchangeable parts that are used in more than one position. That means fewer training hours are necessary for the mechanics who will maintain it. Its simplified supply, maintenance and logistics system — essentially one set of common parts for 15 configurations — means lower life-cycle costs which saves tax dollars.

HMMWVs are maintainable, reliable and survivable. They meet all of these requirements while incorporating new standards of reliability for combat vehicles. During initial production tests, the new vehicle proved to be nearly twice as durable as the requirement.

High ground clearance is a prerequisite for superior mobility. The 16-inch ground clearance of the HMMWV is an engineering feat considering that the vehicle stands only 72 inches high. Full-time four-wheel drive, independent suspension, steep approach and departure angles, 60 percent slope-climbing, 40 per cent side slope and 60-inch water-fording capabilities combine with the high ground clearance to make the HMMWV an exceptional off-road vehicle.

HMMWVs are air transportable and droppable, and can be sling-loaded by helicopters. Three HMMWVs can be carried in a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and 15 in a C-5A Galaxy. In combat conditions, the HMMWV can be delivered by the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System without the aircraft having to land.

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