WASHINGTON (Bedrock Daily) – The Pentagon today approved a design to produce a hybrid powered EM hardened Humvee to meet special requirements laid out for the current US armed forces operating in the world theatre. The Pengagon is responding in part to increased pressure to make the modern military more 'eco' friendly. The need for a EM hardened ground vehicle comes in the wake of current tensions in the middle east and the need to increase readiness for urban EMP threats. The design has been on the drawing board for over 9 years, but the working prototype presented by researchers at Texas A&M University has pushed the envelope far enough to make this technology viable for production. Texas A&M was awarded a four year, $17 contract to outfit eight surplus and scrapped Humvee’s from the current ars-enal.

Hybrid Humvee

- Fred Flint (original image from CanadianDriver  )

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