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Army to Test AM General Howitzer With Soft Recoil Tech

Army to Test AM General Howitzer With Soft Recoil Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Humvee 2-CT Hawkeye

AM General and Mandus Group will collaborate to integrate a “soft recoil” mobile howitzer system on two high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles under a firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army.

The military service intends to put the Humvee 2-CT Hawkeye howitzers through a characterization test over the next year, AM General said Tuesday.

Mandus Group’s soft recoil technology is designed to reduce weapon firing loads and operate with the M1152 cargo truck platform.

The 14,100-pound, two-door vehicle will feature an antilock braking system and an engine with 205 horsepower.

AM General said an SRT scalability test is underway and the partnership looks to equip other combat systems with the technology.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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