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Oshkosh Defense Awarded Additional 923 M-ATVs Valued at $408.5 Million

This is the fourth award under the M-ATV delivery order first awarded in June 2009, and brings the total number of vehicles Oshkosh will supply to 5,219. The aggregate amount of the four awards is valued at $2.76 billion.

"Our customer is preparing to field the first Oshkosh M-ATVs for use by warfighters in the Afghanistan theater of operations," said Robert G. Bohn, Oshkosh Corporation chairman and chief executive officer. "As these vehicles begin making their way onto the battlefield to ensure our men and women are well protected and their missions remain on the move in even the harshest environments, we will continue to make the vehicle's high-quantity production our top priority and provide any additional program support as needed."

Answering an urgent need request for soldiers and Marines serving in Afghanistan, Oshkosh continues to deliver vehicles ahead of the government's accelerated schedule and met September's delivery requirement on Sept. 22. The company will ramp production up to 1,000 vehicles per month in December and continue at that level through at least March 2010. Existing Oshkosh Defense manufacturing facilities have available production capacity for all current and pending military vehicle programs, including M-ATV and the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), as well as any surges in production.

The Oshkosh M-ATV's superior mobility, which includes a 70 percent off-road profile capability, is achieved through the Oshkosh TAK-4 independent suspension system. The system is featured on more than 10,000 Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacements (MTVR) used by the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy Seabees, and is being retrofitted on more than 2,400 legacy MRAPs for improved mobility in Afghanistan. The TAK-4 system, which has undergone more than 400,000 miles of government testing, also is used on the Army's next-generation Palletized Load System (PLS) and the Marine Corps' Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR).

Oshkosh Defense teamed with Plasan North America to provide an advanced armor solution for the M-ATV. Plasan also developed the armor system used on more than 5,000 legacy MRAPs and thousands of Oshkosh MTVR Armored Cabs already in theater.

About Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is an industry-leading global designer and manufacturer of tactical military trucks and armored wheeled vehicles, delivering a full product line of conventional and hybrid vehicles, advanced armor options, proprietary suspensions and vehicles with payloads that can exceed 70 tons. Oshkosh Defense provides a global service and supply network including full life-cycle support and remanufacturing, and its vehicles are recognized the world over for superior performance, reliability and protection. For more information, visit www.oshkoshdefense.com.

About Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corp. manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh, JLG^®, Pierce^®, McNeilus^®, Medtec, Jerr-Dan^®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, Frontline , SMIT , CON-E-CO, London^® and IMT^®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, log on to www.oshkoshcorporation.com.

, All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies.

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