Army Awards Next Generation Heavy Vehicle Contract

Oshkosh Defense won a contract from the US Army to provide 6,000 heavy transport vehicles. Welt Online has the press release. When all phases of the contract are executed it will be worth over a billion dollars. The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) and Pallatized Load System (PLS) combine to make it more efficient to move large loads in hostile terrain. The HEMTT have been in use since 1985 and demonstrated their capabilities during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.