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Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:04 AM | |||
Oshkosh Defense delivers MSVS SMP Medium Support Vehicle System to Canadian army. | |||
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Canadian Government is taking important steps in modernizing its logistics
vehicle fleet by advancing the Standard Military Pattern (SMP) component
of the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) project. Oshkosh Defense Canada,
Inc., a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), responded to the
Government of Canada’s MSVS SMP Request for Proposal (RFP), offering
a high performance, low risk solution to meet the Canadian Department
of National Defence’s (DND) mission requirements and protect Canadian
Soldiers for decades to come. |
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The Oshkosh MSVS SMP family of vehicles is the next generation of the world’s most trusted, battle-proven military platform in the field today. |
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“Working
closely with our Canadian industry partners and a growing network of Canadian
suppliers, our Oshkosh MSVS SMP offering provides superior vehicle performance,
sustainment across six continents, and ultimately, the best overall value
for Canada,” said John Urias, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice
president and president of Oshkosh Defense. “Our MSVS SMP team aligns core Oshkosh design, production and sustainment strengths with Canada’s finest technology, manufacturing and services capabilities,” said John Lazar, senior director of Global Strategic Initiatives for Oshkosh Defense. “We are committed to supporting MSVS SMP and future Canadian vehicle modernization programs by working with companies across Canada and creating new economic value in the process.” |
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The Oshkosh MSVS SMP builds upon decades of in-theatre experience around the globe and more than one billion real-world operational kilometres accumulated on the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) platform. |
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Oshkosh
designed, extensively tested and built its MSVS SMP solution to bring
the latest ground vehicle technologies to the Canadian Armed Forces. The
Oshkosh MSVS SMP vehicles and trailers are built to serve a full range
of logistics missions from disaster recovery at home to major conflicts
abroad. Key vehicle subsystems, including a high-performance drive train,
advanced suspension and braking systems, and a state-of-the-art armour
protection system, allow the Oshkosh MSVS SMP to achieve a 70 percent
off-road mission profile and a 98 percent mission reliability rate –
both of which will enable Canada’s ground forces to more safely
operate in a vast array of threat levels, climates and terrains.
The Oshkosh MSVS SMP builds upon decades of in-theatre experience around the globe and more than one billion real-world operational kilometres accumulated on the Oshkosh Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) platform. The acclaimed HEMTT platform is a purpose-built military vehicle that has been chosen by the United States Department of Defense and more than 20 allies worldwide – consistently outperforming commercial vehicle derivatives in competitive scenarios. Canada’s MSVS SMP RFP also includes five years of In-Service Support (ISS). With Canadian troops more frequently mobilized around the world for defence and humanitarian missions, complete life cycle sustainment is increasingly important to ensure mission readiness. |
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