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Oct. 4, 2016 / 12:22 PM

AM General to provide Humvees to Afghanistan, Ukraine and U.S. forces

Deals totaling $151 million will supply vehicles for the two countries as well as the U.S. National Guard and Reserves.

AM General has been awarded $151 million in new contracts and modifications to provide High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees, to Afghanistan, Ukraine and the U.S. National Guard and Reserves, the company announced Monday. Photo courtesy AM General

AM General has been awarded $151 million in new contracts and modifications to provide High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees, to Afghanistan, Ukraine and the U.S. National Guard and Reserves, the company announced Monday. Photo courtesy AM General

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- AM General has been awarded $151 million in new contracts and modifications to provide High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvees, to Afghanistan, Ukraine and the U.S. National Guard and Reserves, the company announced Monday.

The deals cover new vehicles, automotive kits, spare parts and training, AM General said in a statement.

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The company will supply 360 M1152A1B2 and 73 M1151A1B1 variants to Afghanistan.

It will provide 40 M1152 ambulances to the Ukraine and 237 M997A3 ambluance vehicles to U.S. forces.

AM General said Humvees are used in more than 60 partner nations, with about 230,000 of the vehicles fielded worldwide.

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