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The first batch of MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) designed specifically for Afghanistan operations has been delivered to theater.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Oct. 5 in his keynote address at the AUSA 2009 convention that the M-ATVs were delivered last week and were designed for Afghanistan's rugged terrain.
"We will deliver thousands of those vehicles," Gates said.
Oshkosh Corp., which makes the vehicles, said the first delivery came just three months after contract award and ahead of the government's schedule. The company has so far received contracts valued at $2.3 billion for 4,296 M-ATVs, spare parts and support services. Oshkosh said it was on its way to ramping up production to 1,000 vehicles per month by December.
The M-ATV is based on the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement platform and uses the advanced Oshkosh TAK-4 independent suspension system to give the vehicle a 70 percent off-road profile capability for operations on Afghanistan's rugged cross-country terrain and rough roads. The TAK-4 system also is being retrofitted on more than 2,400 legacy MRAPs for improved mobility in Afghanistan and is featured on more than 10,000 MTVRs.
Oshkosh teamed with Plasan North America to provide an advanced armor solution for the M-ATV.
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