Oshkosh delivers two M-ATVs for testing at Aberdeen

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Feb. 23, 2009 — Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced today that its Defense division delivered two production-representative MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) to the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland for military evaluation. The mission-proven Oshkosh® M-ATV meets the survivability and mobility requirements of the warfighter for Afghanistan. The U.S. Armed Services have an urgent need requirement for M-ATVs to be used in the harsh conditions of Afghanistan. The M-ATV contract has a potential award value of $2 billion.
(Oshkoshdefense.com)

Oshkosh supplied no graphic with its press release, but preliminary reports indicate that the Sandcat (a joint venture with Plasan) represents the Oshkosh M-ATV submission. The company Web site does feature a slick brochure for the Sandcat in .pdf format.