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Oshkosh Receives Preliminary M-ATV Contract, Advances to Final Military Testing Phase.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 01-MAY-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today it was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) for the purchase of three additional production-ready Oshkosh([R]) MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) for further military testing. The contract is the same one from which the government could now award Oshkosh full production of an anticipated 2,080 - 10,000 M-ATVs for production later this year.

The contract was awarded following the completion of successful military testing on two production-ready Oshkosh M-ATVs that were delivered to Aberdeen Proving Grounds on Feb. 23 and met the government's initial design requirements.

"As confirmed by this announcement, the Oshkosh M-ATV is a very capable vehicle to take our troops wherever the mission requires," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh Corporation chairman and chief executive officer. "The military needs a...

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