Oshkosh wins deal to replace US Army/Marines Humvees

[matty1053]

http://news.yahoo.com/oshkosh-build-humvee-replacement-u-military-sources-211430670--finance.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp has won a $6.75 billion contract to build 17,000 light tactical vehicles to replace the aging Humvees used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, the U.S. Army announced on Tuesday.

Oshkosh beat out a team made up of Lockheed Martin Corp and Britain's BAE Systems Plc, as well as AM General, a privately held company that built the original Humvees, the Army said in a statement.

The two military services plan to replace a total of 55,000 vehicles over time, which could drive the value of the contract win to over $30 billion.

This is cool! I like how they look though, a lot quicker I'm guessing. Looks mean lol.

 

[jayfeather31]

That's interesting... when do they start production?

 

[matty1053]

That's interesting... when do they start production?

I'm guessing soon. Probably next few years I'm guessing. I want one lol. Anyone wanna chip in some money so we can buy one? We will call it the Defcon-mobile!! lol

 

[DirtyDevil69]

That's interesting... when do they start production?

I'm guessing soon. Probably next few years I'm guessing. I want one lol. Anyone wanna chip in some money so we can buy one? We will call it the Defcon-mobile!! lol

Sounds more like an app then a vehicle.

 

[jayfeather31]

That's interesting... when do they start production?

I'm guessing soon. Probably next few years I'm guessing. I want one lol. Anyone wanna chip in some money so we can buy one? We will call it the Defcon-mobile!! lol

Sounds more like an app then a vehicle.

:lol:

 

[matty1053]

That's interesting... when do they start production?

The Wisconsin-based company was chosen over competitors Lockheed Martin Corp. and AM General LLC to build as many as 55,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, or JLTVs, over the next 25 years to replace part of the Humvee fleet and some larger military trucks.

It's also gonna cost $30 billion... The entire program.

These things just look bad***, Indeed the Humvee's are aging though... big time.