Military, Oshkosh Corp. ink $640 million deal for trucks (10:24 a.m. 2/23/10)

Published: February 23, 2010
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The military contracts keep coming for Wisconsin-based truck-maker Oshkosh Corp.
The latest is a deal for 1,460 heavy-duty military trucks that are specially designed to withstand the blasts of roadside bombs. According to the company, the contract announced Tuesday is worth $640 million.
The all-terrain trucks are proving popular with the Pentagon because [...]

Oshkosh Defense gets $13 million order from Army Reserve (9:36 p.m. 2/22/10)

Published: February 22, 2010
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. has been awarded another Army contract worth millions.
According to the company, its division, Oshkosh Defense, has been awarded a $13 million contract to deliver over 35 next-generation Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks to the Army Reserve.
The trucks carry up to 13 tons of payload and have off-road capabilities.
Production is [...]

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 [...]

Marine Corps orders 400 heavy trucks from Oshkosh (11:06 a.m. 2/10/10)

Published: February 10, 2010
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered more than 400 heavy trucks from the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp., in a deal worth over $158 million.
Oshkosh Defense said Wednesday the order is for LVSRs, which are hulking trucks used to transport supplies across difficult terrain.
The new order extends an existing contract for [...]

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 $32 million order from military

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The Pentagon will pay the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. nearly $32 million to upgrade the armor on 300 military vehicles and produce more than 90 cargo trucks.
Oshkosh Defense said Friday it expects to deliver the trucks by September.
According to the Oshkosh, Wis.-based company, its contract with the U.S. Marine Corps [...]

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 [...]

Oshkosh Corp. nets $54 million order from military

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received another military contract, this one calling for the vehicle manufacturer to provide protective armor for nearly 1,000 trucks.
Oshkosh Defense said Thursday the deal is worth more than $54 million.
The contract means the company will provide armor for its new class of mine-resistant trucks. [...]

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 [...]

Government orders review of $3 billion Army contract (11:46 a.m. 12/14/09)

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office wants the Army to re-evaluate its $3 billion contract award to the Oshkosh Corp.
Two companies that lost in bidding on the contract, BAE Systems and Navistar Inc., protested after Oshkosh Corp. won the contract in August. The companies, in part, questioned whether Oshkosh could make the [...]

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