With Award of $175 Million Contract, Oshkosh To Produce Another 400 M-ATVs

By Marjorie Censer / December 10, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Oshkosh announced today it has received another order from the Army and Marine Corps for 400 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles, bringing the total number of vehicles ordered to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council-approved figure of 6,644. The order -- worth $175 million -- brings the total value of the six orders placed thus far to $3.3 billion, the company said in a statement. Additionally, the new order means production will extend into May 2010, the document notes. The...

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