Oshkosh Keeps Winning

Fresh off of winning two contracts for the new MRAP-ATV worth over a billion dollars for use in Afghanistan Oshkosh announced that they had won two smaller contracts. These are only worth about $36 million but indicate that the company is showing some strength. The first is for heavy trucks to support U.S. Army engineering troops. The second is to treat Army tanker trucks to protect against rupturing and burning fuel during transport.

The MRAP-ATV contract is probably the last major contract for these types of vehicles. The win by Oshkosh has already caused ripples through out the industry with Navistar and BAE Systems losing work and jobs. The U.S. military is thinking now how to fit the existing MRAP vehicles purchased for Iraq into their tactical organizations. The MRAP-ATV will be lighter and more maneuverable to support operations in rougher terrain.

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  1. Oshkosh Wins Another Contract | Defense Procurement News on August 28th, 2009 2:02 am

    [...] Following up on its recent MRAP-ATV and heavy truck contracts Oshkosh announced that they have been …. This contract is called the rebuy program. If all options are exercised over the next five years the contract could be worth up to $2.6 billion. [...]

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