Speedy Delivery

Oshkosh announced this morning that it has again exceeded the monthly delivery requirement for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle effort by meeting its 1,000-vehicle total on December 18.

December marks the first month in which the company was set to ramp up to 1,000 vehicles, a rate at which it expects to stay through May 2010 to deliver more than 6,600 of the trucks.

According to the company's announcement, "Oshkosh reached the milestone by using production capacity at existing manufacturing facilities in Oshkosh, Wis. and McConnellsburg, Pa."

Following President Obama's announcement that he would send additional troops to Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the military will likely increase its M-ATV requirement to 10,000.