Oshkosh Defense lands $342M US Army contract for Medium Equipment Trailers

OSHKOSH — Oshkosh Defense announced Nov. 27 the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal awarded a production contract for the Medium Equipment Trailer.

According to a news release, Oshkosh Defense will partner with Broshuis B.V. to execute the $342 million contract. Broshuis B.V. is a family owned Dutch company and one of the largest specialty trailer manufacturers in Europe.

The release said the five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract includes the option for two additional years and calls for Oshkosh to produce an estimated 557 trailers.

The MET is a six-axle trailer designed to be pulled by the Oshkosh Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter M1300 Tractor with the ability to obtain European road permissions at required payloads and negotiate highway overpasses. The combined MET and EHET system is capable of transporting military equipment weighing up to 60 tons, the release said.

In September 2022, the U.S. Army also selected Oshkosh Defense to produce the Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System.

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“We appreciate the U.S. Army’s continued confidence in our logistics solutions that play a pivotal role in the swift global deployment of mission-critical equipment,” said Pat Williams, chief programs officer for Oshkosh Defense, in the release. “These trailers, paired with the Oshkosh EHET, are vital to surviving the rigors of modern combat and addressing the challenges of contested logistics.”

Oshkosh Defense will deliver the first trailers in May 2024 to support Product Qualification Testing and Operational Testing, the release said.

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