Brogan: Defense Department to Add 3,000 M-ATVs to Oshkosh Order By End of July

By Marjorie Censer / July 1, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon intends to increase its contract with Oshkosh by the end of July to include the 3,000 vehicles needed to meet its requirement for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles, a senior program official said today. Just one day after the military awarded Oshkosh a nearly $1.1 billion contract for 2,244 vehicles, Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan said the Army and Marine Corps expect all 5,244 vehicles to be built by the end of March 2010. "We expect...

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