Officials of the Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich., are asking Oshkosh to rebuild 454 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT), as well as provide rebuilt palletized load systems, self-recovery winches, and new PLS trailers under terms of contracts worth $259.6 million.
Oshkosh will recapitalize, or "recap" these heavy trucks, which means to rebuild the vehicles to like-new condition to upgrade and extend the service life of these military trucks.
The recap process is to extend a vehicle's service life, reduce its operating and support costs, enhance its capabilities, and improve its system reliability, maintainability, safety, and efficiency.
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The Oshkosh HEMTT is an eight-wheel-drive, diesel-powered, 10-short-ton tactical truck that's been in the Army inventory since 1982. The HEMTT is designed to provide heavy transport capabilities for supply and re-supply of combat vehicles and weapons systems on the battlefield.
The large battlefield truck has a militarized commercial engine and transmission, and has an optional centrally mounted self-recovery winch. Its two-person cab is armored to protect the occupants from small-arms fire and shrapnel.
The HEMTT truck models involved in these orders are the M1977A4, M984A4, M978A4, M985A4, M983A4, and M1120A4.
The M1977 HEMTT is a common bridge transporter used for loading, transporting, and unloading ribbon bridge components and bridge erection boats. The M984 is a wrecker with recovery winch, vehicle retrieval system, materials handling crane.
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The M978 is a water and fuel tanker truck, while the M985 cargo truck is designed to support the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and Patriot missile. The M983 is a tractor unit for use with the Patriot missile system or the Interim Stryker Recovery System, and other trailers, as well as to transport construction and engineer equipment.
The M1120 is a load-handling system variant of the HEMTT for loading, transporting, and unloading ribbon bridge components and bridge-building boats.
On these orders Oshkosh will do the work in Oshkosh, Wis., and should be finished by August 2018. For more information contact Oshkosh Defense online at https://oshkoshdefense.com, or the Army Contracting Command at http://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-wrn.
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