Oshkosh Truck Corp. announced today that, with Ideal Innovations Inc. (I-3), and Ceradyne Inc., it had been awarded a firm-fixed-priced delivery order to manufacture six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) II test vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps.
The vehicles are to be delivered in the first quarter of 2008 and will be used for further government testing of Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) resistant capabilities. The BULL is produced on an Oshkosh MTVR (medium tactical vehicle replacement) chassis.
"Oshkosh Truck understands the complex mobility and protection requirements of armored vehicles, and with many companies competing for these contracts, it says volumes that Oshkosh was only one of two companies selected," said Robert Bohn, chairman and chief executive officer of Oshkosh Truck Corp. "The Oshkosh Truck armored vehicles are engineered to help protect U.S. troops against asymmetric warfare threats such as mines and IEDs, and we are proud to supply troops with armored vehicles to help keep them safer in the theater."
The contract awarded to I-3, Oshkosh Truck and Ceradyne is worth $18.1 million.
Manufacturing of the vehicles will be performed in Wixom, Mich., Costa Mesa, Calif., and Oshkosh.
Oshkosh Truck lands joint contract for more military vehicles
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