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Navy/USMC

Marines Begin Testing Oshkosh Defense P-19R Firefighting Vehicle

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

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Marines Begin Testing Oshkosh Defense P-19R Firefighting Vehicle

P-19R Offroad Photo: Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh Defense [OSK] on Wednesday said it has delivered three Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Marine Corps to undergo testing. "We delivered three P-19R prototypes in December and will support them as they undergo rigorous government testing through this summer,” said John Bryant, senior vice president of Defense Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “The Oshkosh P-19R will replace the fleet of Oshkosh P-19A ARFF vehicles, which were first fielded with the Marine Corps…

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