The Army's proposed budget doesn't include money for the all-terrain Humvees produced by Mishawaka, Ind.-based AM General. Army spokesman Lt. Col. Jimmie Cummings says the 2,620 vehicles the Army already has ordered will be the last it buys.
The Humvee gained popularity in the 1991 Gulf War and became a cultural icon after then-actor Arnold Schwarzenegger persuaded AM General to make a civilian version.
But concerns over its safety rose as insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan developed powerful improved explosive devices. IEDs killed at least 1,700 soldiers in Iraq as of January.
