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Army Orders $201M in Additional Oshkosh Medium Tactical Vehicles

Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary has booked a $201 million award from the U.S. Army to build more Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2.

To date, the service has placed $858 million in orders of the vehicle, equivalent to 2,000 A2 and 982 trailer units, the company said Thursday.

The FMTV A2 is designed with crew-protecting armor for the transport and recovery of troops, supplies, weapons and equipment.

Oshkosh Defense offers the vehicle in 5-ton tractor, 8.8-ton load handling system, cargo 4×4 and 6×6, 10-ton dump and 5-ton wrecker variants.

Pat Williams, chief programs officer for Oshkosh Defense, said that FMTV A2 “is a direct result of Oshkosh’s partnership with the U.S. Army to provide the advanced technologies and expertise necessary to meet the ever-changing demands of the battlefield.”

The Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal issued the order.

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