We see Humvees at airsoft games and man they’re cool to use in at events. But those versions are not up to par to the mission needs of the U.S. military when they went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. While they are good at ferrying troops, they are not immune to mines, IEDs, and even some bullets that a good number of them are being replaced by the Oshkosh L-ATV which won the the JLATV progtam in 2015.

Nevertheless, the Humvee still has a life as it is not being totally replaced by the Oshkosh L-ATV and has its role in the U.S. Military. But to make its Humvee still attractive to military purchasers, AM General, the maker of the Humvee, just unveiled the Next Generation Humvee at the ongoing Eurosatory 2018 in Paris.

Not to be confused with the Nike Kobe AD NXT 360 shoes, the AM General NXT 360  comes with bigger wheels and that there is a significant ride improvement with increased approach and departure angles, higher ground clearance and wheel travel to make its offroading capabilities even better.

Also, in transitioning from onroad to offroad and vice-versa, it has even more powerful air compressors to increase or decrease tire pressures quickly leading to faster transitions.

“What excites me about the NXT 360 is our ability to intently listen to the customer and utilize our engineering expertise to develop and deliver a solution that builds on the core strengths of the successful HMMWV platform. The NXT 360 provides added protection, payload capacity, and superior handling performance to perform in any rugged or urban environment,” said Andy Hove, AM General President and CEO said in a press release from AM General. “Eurosatory is a great venue that will allow our global customers to get a first look at this versatile truck that can enhance their light tactical wheeled fleet in a timely and cost-efficient manner.”

The NXT 360 will come with B7-level protection, which is the highest level of ballistic armoring in vehicles (IFVs, APCs and tanks not included as they have different armors), allowing the vehicle to withstand many armor piercing 7.62 x 51mm rounds. Humvees suffered in RPG attacks, IEDs and anti-tank mines that for the NXT 360 it has been given blast seats and mats and the front wheels are rated STANAG 4569 Level 2a (mine explosion that is activated under pressure by wheeled or track vehicle) though we wish it could do Level 2b which is a blast under the center of the vehicle where the passengers are vulnerable. As for the rear wheels, they can withstand a blast from a hand grenade. The windows are also said to be bulletproof.

All these upgrades mean an increase in weight. To power the NXT 360,  its powerplant is a P400 Electronically controlled 6.5L V8 turbocharged Engine that gives 250 HP (186 kW), 460 ft/lbs (624 N•m) at 1700 rpms and a 6L85e 6-speed automatic transmission.

If you are not satisfied with such specifications for a next generation Humvee, you might be interested in another type of a Humvee that can be equipped with a HMMWV Hawkeye 105mm Weapon System. Now you can ride a Humvee that is armed with. Neat isn’t it?