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Oshkosh Defense, General Dynamics, Team For Canadian Vehicle Competitions

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Friday, March 26th, 2010

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Oshkosh Corp.'s [OSK] Defense division and General Dynamics' [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday announced an agreement that will team the two companies in pursuit of two Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) wheeled vehicle programs: the Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) and the Standard Military Pattern (SMP) portion of the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS). The new programs are expected to enhance the capabilities of the Canadian Forces with protected, high-performance vehicle fleets. The TAPV program consists of two variants, reconnaissance…

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