Oshkosh starts delivering M-ATV to Afghanistan

Life is good right now for Oshkosh. Earlier in the year they won the re-compete for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), snatching the program from BAE in its 3^rdgeneration (BAE/Navistar protested as of Sep 09 and a decision is expected by end of the year). This alone is pretty massive. The current FMTV buy calls for 23,000 vehicles, with technical support services and engineering on top of that. Estimates of total contract value range from $2.6B (by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle) to analysts' estimates of more like $4.5B. Big. 

But now less than 2 months later, Oshkosh goes and wins what could be a total order of $3.3B to deliver 5,244 M-ATV’s, a lighter, more maneuverable MRAP truck mostly for the Army and Marines. Danger Room reports that Oshkosh’s “Mini-Monsters” have already starting arriving in Afghanistan. The same post praises the decision to expand the MRAP platform to a lighter system and mentions SECDEF Gates' stated commitment to its “$30 billion investment in MRAP’s.”