AM General
AM General, a South Bend, Indiana-based manufacturer of military tactical vehicles, has supplied High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) to the Israeli military since the mid-1990s. The Israeli military has deployed these Humvees extensively during the 2023–2025 operations in Gaza. The company has been owned by private equity firm KPS Capital Partners since 2020.
Israel's MoD signed a first JLTV contract on March 5, 2026 valued at ~$26 million; AM General is the JLTV producer for later production standards replacing Oshkosh Defense.
Read more →Production of the JLTV transitioned from Oshkosh to AM General for later standards; IDF began using JLTVs in Gaza-related combat operations by November 2024.
Read more →AM General LLC is the principal JLTV contractor for Israel's 3,250-vehicle, $1.98 billion order; IDF already deployed JLTVs in combat roles in Gaza as special operations transport.
Read more →The U.S. State Department approved a possible $1.98 billion Foreign Military Sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Israel, with AM General as the principal contractor.
Read more →Israel’s defense ministry has signed a contract with US manufacturer AM General to procure “hundreds of High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles,” also known as Humvees, and spare parts support.
Read more →GlobalData analysis confirms the IDF previously received 2,500 HMMWVs from AM General between 2013–2014; Israel's Gaza operations are cited as contributing to the new procurement rationale.
Read more →Israel's Ministry of Defense finalized a $150 million agreement with U.S.-based AM General to purchase hundreds of HMMWVs for the Israel Defense Forces.
Read more →Israel signed a contract with AM General for hundreds of HMMWVs for IDF Ground Forces modernization, with the first vehicles expected to arrive later in 2025.
Read more →Israel's Ministry of Defence signed a ~$150 million contract with AM General LLC to supply hundreds of HMMWVs to IDF Ground Forces, with first deliveries scheduled for later in 2025.
Read more →Israel's Ministry of Defense signed a $150 million (NIS 500 million) agreement with AM General for hundreds of HMMWVs for IDF Ground Forces, including troop transport and casualty evacuation roles.
Read more →The $150 million HMMWV contract approved by IMOD Director General Amir Baram includes hundreds of vehicles and spare parts support for the IDF.
Read more →Israel's Ministry of Defense announced the Humvee deal; the IDF uses Humvees for transporting troops, evacuating wounded, and logistics amid its Gaza war operations.
Read more →AM General won the right to produce the U.S. Army's next-generation JLTVs in 2023; Israel's November 2024 procurement of hundreds of JLTVs could involve AM General depending on order timing.
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