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AM General

US specialist vehicle maker producing the HMMWV; showing an autonomous derivative at Eurosatory 2026.

AM General is the American specialist vehicle manufacturer best known as sole producer of the HMMWV, the Humvee, the US military's primary light-tactical platform since the 1980s.

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Background

AM General is the American specialist vehicle manufacturer best known as the sole producer of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, the HMMWV or Humvee, which has been the US military's primary light-tactical platform since the 1980s. Headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, the company also produces the International MaxxPro mine-resistant MRAP and offers fleet sustainment for legacy vehicle fleets across allied armies. AM General is privately held and supplies primarily the US Department of Defense and foreign military sales customers.

The HMMWV's install base of more than 280,000 vehicles across 60 countries is the largest of any Western light-tactical platform, and it underpins AM General's ongoing sustainment and upgrade business: existing fleets can be retrofitted rather than replaced, which keeps the company relevant to armies long after a vehicle's original production run.

Common Questions
What is AM General and does it make the Humvee?
AM General is the US specialist vehicle company that has been the sole producer of the HMMWV (Humvee) since 1984. It also makes the MaxxPro MRAP and provides fleet sustainment for allied armies.
What autonomous vehicle is AM General showing at Eurosatory 2026?
AM General is exhibiting a drive-by-wire autonomous HMMWV derivative at Eurosatory 2026 (15-19 June, Paris) with a 250-horsepower engine, a 6,000-lb payload capacity, and Counter-UAS integration.Source: Army Recognition
Why would armies want an autonomous version of the Humvee?
The HMMWV is operated by more than 60 countries. A drive-by-wire autonomous conversion offers a lower-cost route to uncrewed ground capability by upgrading existing chassis rather than procuring a new platform, which is particularly attractive given the high cost of ground-robotics procurement in 2026.Source: Lowdown analysis