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Oshkosh Defense ‘Disappointed’ To Lose JLTV Re-Compete, No Confirmation On Protest Plans

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 10th, 2023

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Oshkosh Defense ‘Disappointed’ To Lose JLTV Re-Compete, No Confirmation On Protest Plans

Oshkosh JLTV at the Bushmaster Users Conference in Arizona in Jan. sporting a Kongsberg remote weapon station and 30 mm cannon. (Oshkosh photo)

Oshkosh Defense [OSK] said Friday it was “disappointed” to lose the Army’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) re-compete contract, and said it's pursuing a debrief on the source selection decision. The company did not confirm whether it plans to protest the Army’s award of the JLTV follow-on production contract to AM General. “We were disappointed to learn the government’s decision,” Oshkosh Defense said in a statement to Defense Daily. “As the incumbent manufacturer, only Oshkosh’s JLTV proposal leveraged substantial JLTV…

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