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Oshkosh Defense TerraMax UGV Continues Testing With Marines

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

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Oshkosh Defense [OSK] continues to work with Marines using its TerraMax cargo unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) technology to test concepts of operation and tactics, techniques and procedures, officials said. The Cargo UGV is being put through its paces by Marines at a private Pennsylvania test facility, said Program Manager Marine Capt. Warren Watts, at a recent conference in Washington, D.C. Marines will be trained on the system and provide feedback on how the technology performs in a tactical environment. The…

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