Article Posted on : - Aug 02, 2011

OSHKOSH (BNS): Defence contractor Oshkosh has received an order worth over $904 million to provide nearly 7,000 additional Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) trucks and trailers to the US Army.

The contract, awarded by U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), has brought the total number of FMTV orders by US Army to 26,000.

The FMTV is a series of 17 models ranging from 2.5-ton to 10-ton payloads. The vehicles support Army and National Guard units at home and abroad in combat operations, relief efforts, unit-resupply missions and other functions.

This is the latest order under the five-year FMTV contract awarded to Oshkosh Defense for the production of trucks and trailers, as well as support services and training, through calendar year 2015.

Deliveries are scheduled to be completed in June 2013.