Oshkosh Bags New US Army Contract To Deliver HEMTT A4
Published:28-January-2010
By Staff Reporter
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh, has got a new delivery order worth $21m from the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC), to produce around 60 recapitalized next-generation Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) A4.
The order, which also includes delivery of components and engines, is for M984 HEMTT A4 wrecker variant. The production is expected to be completed in April 2011. The order was issued under the Army’s Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) III contract.
Oshkosh said that through its defense remanufacturing and recapitalization services, heavily used vehicles are returned, stripped to their frame rails, completely rebuilt to like-new condition and upgraded to new A4 configuration. The recapitalized vehicles are considered to have zero miles and zero hours and offer cost savings compared to new vehicles. These vehicles are put through same road tests, performance tests and inspection procedures as new vehicles, before being delivered with same bumper-to-bumper warranty provided for new HEMTTs.
The Oshkosh HEMTT has 13-ton payload and off-road capability. The trucks' improvements include: a powerful drivetrain, improved suspension, fully air-conditioned and armor-ready cab and other structural changes, to make in-the-field installation of add-on armor quicker and easier.
