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Finally, something that speed bumps are good for. The system has been developed to keep Humvees of the US Army in perfect shape. Embedded sensors in these speed bumps compare vibration signatures of the passing vehicles to the signatures of a...

With manned space missions planned in the near future, scientists are looking for vehicles that can efficiently tread the rough terrain and be efficient in those environments. NASA has already unveiled a lunar rover, and scientists are at work,...

Cars are awesome, robots are awesome, and clearly, transformers are awesome too. Since Transformers are sky-high on the scale of awesomeness, the engineer who made this Humvee Transformer deserves applause and credit for his work. Named rather...

The Humvee was originally envisioned as a general purpose utility vehicle to replace the Jeep. Military Humvees were created for a tougher look, but due to lack of protection from various explosives the military is planning to modify the version to..

Boeing is moving forward to detect unexploded bombs and IEDs. The company aims to neutralize these threats by using a strong laser beam, mounted atop a Humvee. Boeing has developed its 'Laser Avenger' system in just eight months. Boeing has tested...

New Humvee for the military has shed weight. Strategically placed foam, balsa wood and carbon make the Humvee 'slimmer' and pull down 900 pounds in weight. Weight loss is not exactly what we are looking for in a Humvee, it is after all a military...

In order to better protect the American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, 25,300 Humvees have been upgraded with more armor at a cost of tens of millions of dollars at the Armor Holdings Inc plant, near Cincinnati. However, contrary to the objective,...

General Motors will soon stop making its macho brand, the Hummer H1. For Hummer fans, it will be a disappointment to learn that GM has disclosed its intention to end the vehicle last Friday. The vehicle was born in 1992 and witnessed sales of 12,000..

The current fleet of the U.S. Army Humvees will be replaced by 2011. The mega bid war will start in 2009. As hybrid vehicles are slowly becoming popular, owing to their fuel efficiency, army too is expected to end up in hybrid. Via: mobilemag