Oshkosh Wins Contract to Up Armor Trucks
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The US Army gave Oshkosh a contract to provide up armor kits for heavy trucks. The contract is worth $51 M Business Week reports. Oshkosh manufactures trucks and supply vehicles for the Army. These have slowly grown more armored as part of their basic equipment due to the IED threat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army Awards Next Generation Heavy Vehicle Contract
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
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.
Army to recapitalize heavy trucks
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
Oshokosh Inc was awarded a contract by the US Army to recapitalize 292 HEMTT. The work will be done at their plant. The contract is worth over $80 M. Oshkosh began building these vehicles over 20 years ago and they provide the US Army its heavy logistic lift. Over 20,000 have been procured. This contract is for less then a year.
See Reliable Plant Magazine for more.
JLTV very important to Oshkosh
Filed under: Department of Defense, Federal Budget Process, Northrop Grumman Corp., Oshkosh Truck Corp, Proposal, logistics, production program
Oshkosh Industries has struggled over the last 18 months with the downturn in the economy. The stock is down almost 75% since last September. The slowdown in the world economy, especially the construction industry, has hit the company hard. It has received several US defense contracts for heavy vehicles and MRAPs. It also is teamed with Northrop Grumman on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) proposal for a new tactical vehicle for the US military. If its team wins that will be a lot of work replacing the ubiquitous HUMVEE used by all four of the US services. That would offset the struggles it has been having with its conventional business lines.
See The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal article for more.
Oshkosh unit wins contract for forklifts
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Navy, logistics
The Navy awarded JLG Industries, a division of Oshkosh, a $25 M contract to provide forklifts. See The Fulton County News for more. Of course, this being the modern military they are called Millennia Military Vehicles (MMV) telehandlers. It again illustrates that the DoD buys a lot more than just weapon systems.
Army buys more Oshkosh Truck systems
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, logistics, production program
The Army awarded Oshkosh Truck a $49 M contract for more heavy tactical vehicle systems. See Forbes.com for more. The US military continues to buy armored vehicles for Iraq and Afghanistan to replace those that normally aren’t armored.
US Army orders vehicles from Oshkosh
Filed under: Contract Awards, Oshkosh Truck Corp, U.S. Army, production program
The US Army ordered $272 M worth of Heavy Tactical Vehicles from Oshokosh Corporation. See the press release here. In the last few months Oshkosh had also been awarded a MRAP contract.
Oshkosh and Northrop teaming for HUMVEE replacement
Filed under: Northrop Grumman Corp., Oshkosh Truck Corp, development program
Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh have set up a team to begin preparing for the eventual HUMVEE replacement. DoD had looked at starting a program called the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) earlier this year, but the force protection requirements were so onerous that the early versions were far from light. See the article about the team here. For more on the JLTV see this.
Trucks are Expensive as well
This contract award from 24 December shows that once you buy the supplies, it costs to haul them around too.
“Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., was awarded on Dec. 19, 2007, a $179,309,413 firm-fixed-price contract for heavy equipment mobility truck systems. Work will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There was one bid solicited on Oct. 23, 2006, and one bid was received. The Tank Automotive and Armaments Command, Warren Mich., is the contracting activity W56HZV-07-C-0248.”
See also Oshkosh Truck Company.
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