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Sep 13, 2024
Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) business, announced that on Thursday, August 29, 2024, it submitted its proposal in response to the U.S. Army’s Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP) for the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Phase II: Production Representative Prototype (PRP) program.
“At Oshkosh Defense, we design with the future in mind,” said Pat Williams, chief programs officer at Oshkosh Defense. “Our offering for Phase II of the RCV program leverages our engineering expertise to provide the U.S. Army with innovative, adaptable technologies to enhance Soldier performance and mission success.”
The Oshkosh RCV is purpose-built to provide Soldiers with the capabilities necessary for increased performance, improved maintainability, and flexibility in multi-domain operations. Developed through multiple iterations of test and Soldier feedback, the modular Oshkosh RCV is payload agnostic and supports the rapid integration of future technologies. Oshkosh’s robust systems engineering approach and design maturity ensures the U.S. Army achieves program milestones within the Rapid Prototype phase of this Mid-Tier Acquisition.
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Download free sample pages More informationOn Monday, August 19, 2024, Oshkosh delivered two RCV Platform Prototypes as part of the Phase I Ground Vehicle Systems (GVS) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) that Oshkosh was awarded in September 2023. These prototypes support platform mobility testing and Soldier touchpoints as part of the Phase II source selection.
“The Oshkosh team, with Pratt Miller Defense and QinetiQ US, has applied early feedback to deliver prototypes and a Phase II proposal that are soldier-centered and designed to keep pace with the evolving battlefield,” continued Williams. “We remain steadfast in our collaboration with the U.S. Army to provide the most capable, mature, and production-ready RCV offering to achieve the program’s rapid prototype and fielding schedule.”
Phase II consists of a base award of $118.9 million and calls for down-selected contractors to deliver nine RCV Production Representative Prototypes in early 2026.
