Army affirms $3 billion Oshkosh Corp. contract (7:57 a.m. 2/13/10)

Published: February 13, 2010
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corporation is announcing that the U.S. Army has affirmed a $3 billion contract to build 23,000 military trucks and trailers.
Oshkosh Corp. secured the contract last fall by under-bidding two other companies, BAE Systems and Navistar Inc. Those two companies questioned whether Oshkosh could meet the price it quoted, and in [...]

Oshkosh Corp. lands $325 million Army contract

Published: January 25, 2010
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received two hefty military orders for spare parts and repair kits for its new class of mine-resistant trucks.
Oshkosh Defense said Monday the deals with the U.S. Army are worth more than $325 million.
The parts are for M-ATVs, which are all-terrain military vehicles that are [...]

Oshkosh Corp. receives $290 million order from military

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered more than 725 supply trucks from the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. in a deal worth $290 million.
Oshkosh Defense said Tuesday it expects to complete production by September 2011.
The vehicles are heavy-duty military trucks with large trailers. They’ve been used to transport weapons and other supplies [...]

Texas company takes aim at Oshkosh Corp.’s $3 billion Army contract (12:08 p.m. 12/21/09)

SEALY, Texas (AP) — A Texas defense contractor has restated its opposition to a U.S. Army decision to award a $3 billion contract to a Wisconsin company for 23,000 military trucks and trailers.
Addressing reporters Monday, the president of Sealy, Texas-based BAE Systems-Tactical Defense Systems LP said he supported a U.S. Government Accountability Office ruling that [...]

Oshkosh evaluates job needs after $1B contract

Published: July 2, 2009
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Dinesh Ramde
AP Business Writer
Milwaukee — Oshkosh Corp. said Wednesday that it’s too early to know how many jobs its new billion-dollar military contract will create but stressed that the number will be “significant.”
The contract awarded Tuesday to the Oshkosh-based company calls for 2,244 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs. The Defense Department said it urgently needs [...]

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