Argentine army receives Oshkosh FMTV M1083 trucks.

On July 19, 2019, the Army of Argentina inducted 22 new trucks and 8 trailers into active service after having been recently delivered from U.S defense-automotive contractor Oshkosh Defense.

5-ton FMTV M1083 A1P2 in A-kit configuration of the New Jersey National Guard (Picture source: USAF)

The Argentine Military began assessing potential options for the fulfillment of its utility and logistics vehicle requirement in late 2016 before signing an order with Oshkosh through the United States' Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program not long thereafter.

This initial delivery trance consists of 22 new-build vehicles of the 5-tonne M1083 A1P2 variant from Oshkosh's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and 8 trailers. An additional 21 FMTV trucks and 2 trailers are planned for delivery to the Argentine Army though the end of 2019, consisting of fourteen more 5-tonne FMTV vehicles and seven of the heavier 8-tonne M1148 variants.

The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles, based on a common chassis, that vary by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian Steyr 12 M 18 truck, but substantially modified to meet U.S. Army requirements, these including a minimum 50 percent U.S. content. There were originally 17 FMTV variants—four variants in the nominal 2.5 U.S. ton payload class, designated Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV), and 13 variants with a nominal 5 U.S. ton payload rating, called Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV).

Since the first FMTVs were fielded in January 1996 the family has been expanded and the overall design enhanced considerably. The FMTV was originally manufactured by Stewart and Stevenson (1996-2006), then by Armor Holdings (2006-2007), then by what is now BAE Systems Platforms & Services until 2011. It is currently manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation. On 13 October 2016, the U.S. Army solicited proposals for the FMTV A2 rebuy competition. On 7 February 2018, the U.S. Army announced the FMTV A2 contract had been awarded to Oshkosh Defense.