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Oshkosh Inks $476 Million Deal To Keep Building Army Trucks

Thursday, February 8th, 2018

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Oshkosh Inks $476 Million Deal To Keep Building Army Trucks

Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTVs)

With a new, nearly half-billion-dollar contract, Oshkosh Defense [OSK] remains the incumbent manufacturer of the Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV).The Army on Feb. 7 awarded Oshkosh Defense the $476 million, seven-year deal to build the FMTV A2 variant. Oshkosh has held the FMTV contract since 2009 but was pitted last year against Humvee manufacturer AM General in a competition to build a better truck.FMTV is the Army’s primary workhorse behind the lines, hauling supplies and providing combat support…

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]