$100 Million Contract, First Hulls in 18 Months
In a contract from the Israeli MoD valued at over $100 million, Oshkosh Defense is to build “hundreds of Eitan APC main hulls,” the company stated on 6 January. Production will commence this year, with the first hulls arriving in Israel within 18 months.
“Oshkosh Defense continues to enhance [its] innovative manufacturing processes to deliver world-class vehicles and mobility systems,” said Pat Williams, Chief Program Officer. “The Eitan APC contract is just another example of our ability to leverage leading-edge technology to provide our customers advanced combat vehicle solutions.”
The Eitan APC award builds on the company’s two recent adjacent market wins – the Stryker Medium Caliber Weapons System (MCWS) and the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV):
- MCWS: In June 2021, Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $942.9 million contract to integrate a 30mm MCWS onto the Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1), providing a precision lethality capability to the US Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT);
- OMFV: In July 2021, the U.S. Army selected Oshkosh Defense to participate in the OMFV Concept Design Phase 2 contract. In November 2022, Oshkosh submitted its proposal for Phase 3 Detail Design and Phase 4: Prototype Build and Test. A down-select of up to three awards is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2023.
“We’ve worked with IMoD on a multitude of programs for more than a decade, and we look forward to demonstrating our continued commitment to this partnership,” commented John Lazar, Oshkosh Defense VP of International.
