The latest variant of the M88 Hercules, a recovery vehicle designed to tow disabled heavy combat vehicles off the battlefield ...

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. — The M88A3 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System is currently undergoing reliability and maintainability testing at Yuma Proving Ground ...

Members of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 68, a U.S. Navy dive team, arrive on site to assess diving operations in support of efforts to find four U.S. soldiers in a submerged M88 Hercules recovery ...

3 American soldiers deceased after US armored vehicle pulled from Lithuanian swamp M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle sank in a peat bog last week near Pabradė, Lithuania By Greg Norman Fox News ...

The soldiers, who are all based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, went missing on Tuesday while operating a M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle, the Army said. On Wednesday, the 70-ton vehicle was found ...

A U.S. M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle that was carrying four American soldiers was retrieved in Pabradė, Lithuania, early Monday after sinking in a swamp last week. The fate of the four ...

The vehicle's main winch enables it "to provide recovery of the 70-ton M1A2 Abrams tank." The M88A2, which itself weighs 70 tons, has a crew of three and room for four passengers.

The original 56 ton M88 is based on the chassis of the M-60 tank. This model M88 entered service in 1961 and has been upgraded over the years. The M88A2 is larger and heavier (70 tons) so that it can ...