“I want to make it very clear that the turret is not a mission essential system, if the turret was to go down, the vehicle is still mission capable,” said Clifton Boyd, the project manager for the Stryker brigade combat team.
By Ashley RoqueOshkosh Defense’s Stryker MCWS advances battlefield lethality with soldier-driven design, delivering enhanced firepower and flexibility for the U.S. Army’s modernization efforts.
By Oshkosh DefenseSoldiers will begin receiving the Strykers outfitted with 30mm cannons next fall, or roughly nine months to a year later than initially anticipated.
By Ashley RoqueDeveloped to increase situational awareness, deliver decisive lethality, and provide tactical options in support of multi-domain operations.
By Oshkosh DefenseAlthough the service has awarded contracts to wind down leader-follower development and give the experimental trucks back to soldiers, a separate office has launched a prototyping competition.
By Ashley RoqueThe versatile and proven Oshkosh Defense HEMTT and PLS provide the payload, protection, and digital infrastructure to support virtually any mission – today and for years to come.
By Oshkosh DefenseThe Government Accountability Office will weigh in on the Army’s multi-billion decision by mid-June.
By Ashley RoqueMeanwhile, the Army awaits word on whether Oshkosh Defense will protest multi-billion-dollar deal, potentially delaying the JLTV timeline.
By Ashley RoqueThe US company and the Zahid Group are teaming up on tactical wheeled vehicle programs.
By Ashley Roque“The Army succeeded in obtaining a lower cost than the independent government cost estimate through the recompete,” said Michael Sprang, the service’s JLTV project manager.
By Ashley RoqueA recent Congressional Research Service report told lawmakers they need to scrutinize the contract’s details to determine if the Army will save money with the new deal.
By Ashley RoqueCurrent maker of the infantry vehicle, Oshkosh Defense, must face competitors to be Army/Marine supplier.
By Andrew EversdenBAE systems and Oshkosh Defense, with its partner ST Engineering, will now compete for the contract, with an award expected near the end of June.
By Andrew EversdenOshkosh’s current major customers, the Army and the Marines, haven’t asked for an electric hybrid JLTV, but the company said the ones they have can be retrofitted “easily.”
By Andrew Eversden