Oshkosh Wins M-ATV Award; Company to 'Talk To Potential Partners' (Updated)

By Marjorie Censer / June 30, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from the Oshkosh CEO. The Army today awarded Oshkosh a nearly $1.1 billion contract for 2,244 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles, capping a roughly seven-month process to buy lighter MRAPs for Afghanistan. A top company official told Inside the Army today that the company can handle the contract by itself but will talk to other companies about possible teaming arrangements. The Pentagon announced that the contract award would buy...

Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting on defense policy and procurement.

Log in to access this content.