18 January 2001

The M1114 is the latest Enhanced Capacity Vehicle (ECV) version of the US Army's AM General High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fitted with a passive up-armouring package developed by the O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company.

Some 1,700 M1114 vehicles have so far been built for the home and export markets with production scheduled to continue for some years.

This up-armouring package provides the occupants with protection from 7.62mm armour piercing attack through a full 360º, 155mm artillery bursting overhead and under body blast. The M1114 can be fitted with a wide range of weapon systems on the roof, including 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine guns or a 40mm automatic grenade launcher.

Standard equipment on the M1114 includes automatic transmission, power steering and a heavy duty air conditioning system.

The US Air Force has a similar vehicle designated the M1116 which is used for security police; civil engineer; and explosive ordnance disposal base recovery after attack missions.

Specifications

Crew: 1 + 3

Configuration: 4 x 4

Armament: 1x 12.7mm machine gun

Combat weight: 5,489kg

Power-to-weight ratio: 34.61hp/t

Power pack: V-8 6.5-litre turbocharged diesel developing 190hp coupled to four-speed automatic transmission

Length: 4.99m

Width: 2.3m

Height: 1.9m

Max speed: 125km/h

Range: 443km

Airportable: C-130 Hercules

Status

In production. In service with Luxembourg (24), Qatar (8), Slovenia (1) and the USA (1,700 +) (army and air force)

Manufacturer

O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company, Fairfield, Ohio, USA

The M1114 is the latest Enhanced Capacity Vehicle (ECV) version of the US Army's AM General High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (Source: O'Gara Hess)