Army awards truck contract to Oshkosh

(Editor's Note: An earlier announcement from the Defense Department incorrectly stated the trucks would be sent to Ukraine. The Army informed Inside Defense of this error, and the article has been updated accordingly.) 

The Army awarded Oshkosh a $200 million contract to manufacture and procure medium trucks, according to a Defense Department announcement.

Oshkosh will build the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, a set of logistics trucks manufactured by the company, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2025, the announcement said.

The contract follows a Defense Department announcement that details $9.7 billion to replace weapons being sent to Ukraine as part of a military assistance initiative, as Inside Defense previously reported.

The trucks come in numerous variants, including several cargo vehicles, dump trucks and tractor trailers. They can be transported by cargo planes and perform resupply, maintenance, recovery and other support missions, according to the Army’s Acquisition Support Center.

They also have a commonality in parts and are designed to reduce the logistics burden as well as operational and support costs.