Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense division yesterday said it received two awards valued at more than $58 million for continued MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) support and to provide Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) protection kits.
Under an award of almost $18 million from the Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Oshkosh Defense will provide continued aftermarket support for M-ATVs in the United States and Afghanistan.
More than 55 fully-trained Oshkosh field service representatives (FSR) will provide in-theater and U.S.-based M-ATV support for the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force for another year.
The FSRs will support the armed forces, as directed, with vehicle maintenance, operation, diagnostics and training.
“As warfighters continue to receive Oshkosh-built M-ATVs in Afghanistan, our service representatives are needed on the ground to support the program in multiple capacities,” said Ken Juergens, Oshkosh Defense vice president and general manager, Joint Programs.
“As a result of this award, Oshkosh M-ATV experts and aftermarket-support FSRs are available to the armed forces for another year–most having worked with this platform since the first M-ATVs rolled off our lines last July. Our service team’s mission is ensuring that the M-ATV vehicles and those operating them are ready for any mission.”
Embedded directly in support of military units, Oshkosh FSRs provide onsite technical assistance, ensure proper maintenance procedures, correctly identify parts and provide troubleshooting techniques and maintenance training to troops.
The FSRs are expected to support the armed forces from September 2010 through September 2011.
Juergens said, “The urgent need for the M-ATV required that training be completed simultaneously with vehicle maintenance training so our FSRs are working side-by-side with the Warfighter to maintain mission-ready fleets for the more than 5,000 M-ATVs in-theater.”
Oshkosh Defense also received an aftermarket order valued at more than $40 million for more than 290 explosively formed penetrator (EFP) protection kits.
The EFP kits are scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011.