Oshkosh awarded contracts for fuel, power research

July 23, 2009

OSHKOSH, Wis. - Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced it has received two contracts from the Office of Naval Research for research of next-generation vehicle technologies.

These contracts will help advance diesel-electric and hybrid-electric drive technologies to improve fuel efficiency and on-board power capabilities. In collaboration with the Office of Naval Research, Marine Corps PEO Land Systems is providing technical and program support for each effort. Work for both contracts is scheduled to go through 2011.