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- Crain's Detroit Business
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- August 31, 2009
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Oshkosh wins defense contract
A five-year contract won by Oshkosh Defense is estimated to be worth more than $2 billion and could lead to 100 or more new Southeast Michigan jobs.
Oshkosh was the winning bidder on a truck and trailer contract through the U.S. Army Tacom Life Cycle Management Command in Warren.
Oshkosh Defense, a division of Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp., won over rival defense contractors Navistar International and BAE Systems for production of up to 23,000 trucks and trailers in the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles.
Oshkosh in June also won a contract of $1.05 billion, which could swell up to $3 billion, on the Mine ...