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Morocco World
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Morocco World
Morocco Receives First Oshkosh M-ATV Armored Vehicles for Desert Units
Doha – The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have recently taken delivery of their first fleet of M-ATV Standard Base (SXB) tactical armored vehicles manufactured by the American company Oshkosh Defense. These vehicles are specifically designed to equip ground forces deployed in the Saharan and eastern regions of the country. According to converging reports, the port of Casablanca received a special shipment, with the vehicles appearing in recent pictures circulating across military forums. The armored vehicles combine mobility, ballistic protection, and operational capability in asymmetric environments. The delivery is part of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF) established by the Pentagon and the US State Department to finance the purchase of defense equipment and services for transfer to allied partners and international organizations. The M-ATV vehicles, in service with the US Army since 2009, are equipped with Plasan composite armor compliant with STANAG 4569 level 4/3b/4 standards, providing effective resistance against 14.5 mm caliber fire, 8-kilogram anti-tank mines, and artillery fragments at a distance of 30 meters. These protection features ensure crew safety in high-risk contexts, particularly during operations in unstable areas. Each of these vehicles can be equipped with 7.62 mm M240 machine guns, 12.7 mm M2 heavy machine guns, 40 mm Mk19 automatic grenade launchers, or BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile launchers. This weapons diversity allows field units to adapt to different threats and engage various targets effectively. Under the hood, the Caterpillar C7 turbocharged diesel engine delivers 370 horsepower, coupled with an Allison 3500SP six-speed automatic transmission. The Oshkosh TAK-4 independent suspension, combined with a robust design, allows these armored vehicles to reach a maximum speed of 105 km/h on roads while ensuring excellent maneuverability on rough terrain. Read also: Morocco's $260 Million Javelin Missile Purchase Gets US Approval Their operational range reaches approximately 510 kilometers, an important asset for long-distance operations in remote areas. In parallel, Morocco has also ordered HET A1 heavy logistics tractors equipped with specialized 635NL trailers, with delivery expected from summer 2025. Designed for moving oversized military equipment, these heavy transport vehicles are powered by a 700-horsepower Caterpillar C18 engine and feature a robust transmission system. 'We are proud to support the Kingdom in structuring its logistics capabilities by providing high-tonnage tractors for transporting the heaviest equipment,' Pat Williams, Oshkosh Defense's program director, said at the time of the official announcement in September 2024. 'This order reflects the confidence in our expertise in tactical mobility and advanced ground support.' The HET A1 tractors are equipped with two high-capacity winches, each capable of pulling nearly 25 tons, and benefit from advanced suspension and modular protections according to the Long-Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) doctrine. These features guarantee the safety of equipment and crews, even in hostile and complex environments. The M-ATV SXB version received by the FAR is the basic variant, while a distinct model intended for special forces—designated M-ATV SXF—is characterized by several structural differences not yet included in the contracts notified to Morocco. The M-ATVs will reinforce the Brimoto (motorized brigades) units deployed in the country's Saharan and eastern regions. Tags: Moroccan MilitaryRoyal Armed Forces (FAR)
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dreamers not alone: Others this year sought to bring MLB to Orlando, said mayor
Editor's note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. The Orlando Dreamers, the well-known baseball effort spearheaded by the late Pat Williams, was not the only player trying to bring Major League Baseball to Central Florida this year, revealed Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings. Advertisement Demings, during his June 6 State of the County address, said that he has been approached by other entities interested in bringing Orlando a team. This is the first time the county revealed additional groups were making moves simultaneously as the Dreamers — which Williams started in 2019. Demings did not identify the other groups and was unaware of whether they were still active. Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal's website. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA draft lottery at 40: The AP looks at how each franchise has fared during its history
FILE - San Antonio Spurs Chairman of the Board Peter Holt reacts Sunday, May 18, 1997, in Secaucus, N.J., as the Spurs were selected to receive the first pick in the upcoming NBA draft. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Orlando Magic President and General manager Pat Williams grins while holding up a jersey bearing the name O'Neal and the number 1, at the NBA draft lottery in Secaucus, N.J. May 17, 1992. (AP photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Jim Paxson holds up the No. 23 jersey with LeBron James' name on the back during an NBA basketball news conference at Gund Arena in Cleveland Friday, May 23, 2003.. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) FILE - In this June 18, 1985, file photo, Patrick Ewing accepts his New York Knicks jersey from Dave DeBusschere, right, general manager of the Knicks, as NBA commissioner David Stern look on, at the NBA Draft in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Duke's Cooper Flagg (2) looks back after dunking the ball as Houston's Terrance Arceneaux (23), Mylik Wilson (8) and Milos Uzan (7) watch during the first half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) FILE - People walk by a sign during the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) FILE - People walk by a sign during the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) FILE - San Antonio Spurs Chairman of the Board Peter Holt reacts Sunday, May 18, 1997, in Secaucus, N.J., as the Spurs were selected to receive the first pick in the upcoming NBA draft. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Orlando Magic President and General manager Pat Williams grins while holding up a jersey bearing the name O'Neal and the number 1, at the NBA draft lottery in Secaucus, N.J. May 17, 1992. (AP photo/Bill Kostroun, File) FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Jim Paxson holds up the No. 23 jersey with LeBron James' name on the back during an NBA basketball news conference at Gund Arena in Cleveland Friday, May 23, 2003.. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) FILE - In this June 18, 1985, file photo, Patrick Ewing accepts his New York Knicks jersey from Dave DeBusschere, right, general manager of the Knicks, as NBA commissioner David Stern look on, at the NBA Draft in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) FILE - Duke's Cooper Flagg (2) looks back after dunking the ball as Houston's Terrance Arceneaux (23), Mylik Wilson (8) and Milos Uzan (7) watch during the first half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) FILE - People walk by a sign during the NBA basketball draft lottery in Chicago, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) The 40th anniversary of the NBA's draft lottery is this year and Utah, Washington and Charlotte have the best chances of winning Monday night — and earning the right to possibly draft Duke star Cooper Flagg. But those teams might also be set up for disappointment. In 1985, Golden State finished tied for the league's worst record, but New York walked away with the top pick and drafted Patrick Ewing. Advertisement The Associated Press reviewed how each franchise has fared in the lottery and listed them alphabetically. The review includes when teams received the top pick, other high picks that teams landed and times the lottery knocked a team out of the top three. ___ Atlanta Hawks Lottery Wins: 2024 (Zaccharie Risacher) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2005; No. 3 in 2001, 2007 and 2018 Dropped Out Of Top 3: None Details: The Hawks finally exited the never-won-the-lottery club last year, making good on a 3% chance to land the first pick. And don't overlook the significance of that No. 3 pick in 2007. Atlanta moved up a spot — which prevented the pick from going to Phoenix — and landed Al Horford, who played nearly a decade for the team. Advertisement Boston Celtics Lottery Wins: 2017 (traded pick) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1986; No. 3 in 1997 and 2016 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2007 Details: The Celtics had two lottery picks in 1997, meaning they had more than a 1 in 3 chance of landing Tim Duncan. That didn't happen, but 20 years later they finally got the No. 1 pick, traded down and took Jayson Tatum. Brooklyn/New Jersey Nets Lottery Wins: 1990 (Derrick Coleman) and 2000 (Kenyon Martin) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1991; No. 3 in 1987 and 2010 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1988 Details: The Nets had just a 4% chance at the No. 1 pick when they won it in 2000, and they would have another top pick to their credit if they hadn't dealt their selection away before the 2017 lottery. Brooklyn has a 9% chance of receiving the No. 1 pick this year. Advertisement Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats Lottery Wins: 1991 (Larry Johnson) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1992, 2012 and 2023; No. 3 in 1999, 2006 and 2020 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1989, 2005, 2013 and 2024 Details: Charlotte has had so many lottery appearances it is not surprising the franchise has experienced some good and bad. Jumping six spots to get Alonzo Mourning in 1992 might've been even more important than landing Johnson at No. 1 the year before. The Hornets also moved up a whopping 10 spots to No. 3 in 1999 and took Baron Davis. Charlotte has a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 pick this year. Chicago Bulls Lottery Wins: 1999 (Elton Brand) and 2008 (Derrick Rose) Advertisement Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2002 and 2006; No. 3 in 2004 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2000 and 2001 Details: The Bulls landed the No. 1 pick just a season after losing Michael Jordan. They've struggled to build a contender since then, but they've had their chances. Chicago has a 1.7% chance of receiving the No. 1 pick this year — just as it did when it won the 2008 lottery. Cleveland Cavaliers Lottery Wins: 2003 (LeBron James), 2011 (Kyrie Irving), 2013 (Anthony Bennett) and 2014 (Andrew Wiggins) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 2021 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2012, 2019 and 2020 Details: Cleveland is one of only two teams to win the lottery four times. The Cavaliers were fortunate to pick No. 1 when James was available, and after he left, they were able to draft Irving, who would help James win a title when he returned. Since James' second departure, Cleveland has twice been knocked down from the No. 2 pick to No. 5, but that hasn't prevented the Cavs from working their way back into contention. Advertisement Dallas Mavericks Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1994 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1986, 1992, 1993 and 2018 Details: The Mavericks are one of a small number of teams with a case as the unluckiest franchise in lottery history. Not only has Dallas never won the lottery, it has never once improved its pick position. The mid-1990s were particularly dire. In 1993 the Mavericks went 11-71 but dropped three spots to No. 4. A 13-69 mark the following season didn't yield the top pick either. Dallas has a 1.8% chance of landing the No. 1 selection this year. Denver Nuggets Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 1998 and 2003 Advertisement Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1991 Details: The Nuggets are one of two teams in the lottery era that have never received the No. 1 or 2 pick — and the other is Utah, which hasn't had nearly as many awful seasons as Denver. The 1998 lottery included two recent expansion teams that weren't eligible for the top pick. That left the Nuggets, coming off a 71-loss season, with almost a 36% chance of winning the No. 1 selection. Instead they ended up third. Detroit Pistons Lottery Wins: 2021 (Cade Cunningham) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2003; No. 3 in 1994 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2022, 2023 and 2024 Details: For a while, the Pistons weren't doing well in the lottery because they were never quite bad enough to improve their odds that much. But after landing Cunningham, Detroit won just 64 games over the next three seasons — and fell to the No. 5 pick each time. Advertisement Golden State Warriors Lottery Wins: 1995 (Joe Smith) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2020; No. 3 in 1986, 1993 and 2002 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1985, 1988 and 2001 Details: The Warriors were the lottery's first big losers, receiving the No. 7 pick in the very first edition in 1985 after finishing tied for the worst record in the league. It wasn't long before the NBA changed the rules to make drops of that size impossible. Houston Rockets Lottery Wins: 2002 (Yao Ming) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2021; No. 3 in 2022 and 2024 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2023 Details: The Rockets didn't need much lottery luck early on, having picked No. 1 in the last two years before it was instituted. They made good on a 9% chance to pick first in 2002, and the high selections they've landed lately have helped them become a threat again in the Western Conference. Houston has a 3.8% chance of winning the lottery this year, thanks to its control of a Phoenix pick. Advertisement Indiana Pacers Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1985 and 1988 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1986 Details: Indiana was one of the worst teams in the league when the lottery began, and after narrowly missing out on Ewing, the Pacers fell from second to fourth in 1986. Los Angeles Clippers Lottery Wins: 1988 (Danny Manning), 1998 (Michael Olowokandi) and 2009 (Blake Griffin) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1989, 1995, 2001 and 2004; No. 3 in 1985 and 2000 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1987 and 1999 Details: The Clippers have had bad luck in a variety of ways, but the lottery has generally treated them fairly. Three No. 1 picks and six more top-three picks more than make up for occasional disappointments, like missing out on David Robinson after a 12-win season in 1987. Advertisement Los Angeles Lakers Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2015, 2016, 2017 Dropped Out Of Top 3: None Details: The Lakers famously won a coin flip for the Magic Johnson pick during the pre-lottery era. They moved up seven spots to No. 4 in the 2019 lottery before including that selection in a trade for Anthony Davis. Memphis/Vancouver Grizzlies Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 and 2019; No. 3 in 1996 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2018 Details: Plenty of No. 2 picks but no No. 1s. In 2003, the Grizzlies moved up four spots to No. 2, but that pick belonged to Detroit because of a trade. Had Memphis moved up one more spot to No. 1, its pick would have been protected — and the Grizzlies would have had a chance to draft LeBron James. Advertisement Miami Heat Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2008; No. 3 in 1990 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1989 and 1991 Details: The Heat have neither needed nor received much help in the lottery recently, but they could have used some during the franchise's difficult early years. Miami dropped from first to fourth in 1989 after winning 15 games, then fell from second to fifth a couple years later. Milwaukee Bucks Lottery Wins: 1994 (Glenn Robinson) and 2005 (Andrew Bogut) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2014 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2007 Details: Neither of those No. 1 picks was as much of a game changer for the Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was taken outside the lottery in 2013. Advertisement Minnesota Timberwolves Lottery Wins: 2015 (Karl-Anthony Towns) and 2020 (Anthony Edwards) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2011; No. 3 in 1992 and 2008 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2010 Details: The 2020 lottery is the only time Minnesota has ever moved up. Even in 2015, the Timberwolves had the worst record in the league, so receiving the top pick was a lateral move of sorts. New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets Lottery Wins: 2012 (Anthony Davis) and 2019 (Zion Williamson) Other Top-3 Picks: None Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2005 Details: The New Orleans franchise is about half as old as the lottery itself — and already has won it twice. It moved up three spots for Davis and six for Williamson. And even a slip from No. 2 to No. 4 in 2005 ended up with Chris Paul on the team. New Orleans has a 12.5% chance of receiving the No. 1 pick this year. Advertisement New York Knicks Lottery Wins: 1985 (Patrick Ewing) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 2019 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1986, 1987 and 2015 Details: Conspiracy theorists have plenty of thoughts about the lottery that sent Ewing to New York, but two years later the Knicks took a brutally bad beat when they dropped from No. 2 to No. 5. Seattle had the right to swap picks with the Knicks, meaning New York actually fell all the way to No. 18 — but the pick would have been protected if it had remained in the top three. The New York Times called it 'the final indignity' of that season for the Knicks. Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics Advertisement Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1990, 2007 and 2022; No. 3 in 2009 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2008 Details: Of the eight franchises that have never won the lottery, this is one of the luckiest. While in Seattle, the team moved up eight picks to get Gary Payton in 1990 and climbed three spots to select Kevin Durant in 2007. Orlando Magic Lottery Wins: 1992 (Shaquille O'Neal), 1993 (Chris Webber), 2004 (Dwight Howard) and 2022 (Paolo Banchero) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2013 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1990, 2000, 2014 and 2021 Details: The Magic pulled off a stunner when they landed the top pick with a 1-in-66 chance in 1993. That said, their other three No. 1 picks came when they had no worse than a 14% chance. Advertisement Philadelphia 76ers Lottery Wins: 1986 (traded pick), 1996 (Allen Iverson) and 2016 (Ben Simmons) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1993, 1997 and 2010, No. 3 in 1988, 1995, 2014, 2015 and 2017 Dropped Out Of Top 3: None Details: If the Spurs aren't the luckiest team in lottery history, it might be the 76ers. Just look at all of those top-three picks. Philadelphia moved up five spots in 1986 to No. 1, three spots in 1988 to No. 3, three spots in 1993 to No. 2, three spots in 1997 to No. 2 and four spots in 2010 to No. 2. The 76ers never lost ground in the lottery until 2014 when they fell from No. 2 to No. 3 — and still landed Joel Embiid. Philadelphia has a 10.5% chance of landing the No. 1 pick this year. Advertisement Phoenix Suns Lottery Wins: 2018 (Deandre Ayton) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1987 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2017 and 2019 Details: Aside from a dearth of top-three picks, the Suns also caught a tough break in 2007 when Atlanta moved up a spot to No. 3. Had the Hawks stayed at No. 4, that pick would have gone to Phoenix. Atlanta ended up sending the Suns the No. 15 selection the following year. Portland Trail Blazers Lottery Wins: 2007 (Greg Oden) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 2005 and 2023 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2006 Details: The Trail Blazers made the playoffs 21 consecutive seasons from 1983-2003. Then just four years later, they won the lottery despite having just a 5% chance. But they picked Oden over Kevin Durant. Portland has a 3.7% chance of receiving the No. 1 pick this year. Advertisement Sacramento Kings Lottery Wins: 1989 (Pervis Ellison) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2018; No. 3 in 1991 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 2009 and 2010 Details: Sacramento's lone lottery victory led to a forgettable selection at No. 1, but the Kings haven't had as many heartbreaking drops as you might think. Only once, in 2009, have they had the top pre-lottery position. Sacramento has a 0.8% chance of landing the No. 1 pick this year. San Antonio Spurs Lottery Wins: 1987 (David Robinson), 1997 (Tim Duncan) and 2023 (Victor Wembanyama) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 1989 Dropped Out Of Top 3: None Details: The Spurs have quite a routine going: They win the lottery, draft a generational big man, then come back a decade or two later and repeat the process as needed. From 1985 through 2019, San Antonio missed the playoffs only three times, and in two of those years, the Spurs won the lottery. Then they did it again in 2023. San Antonio has a 6.7% chance of landing the No. 1 pick this year. Advertisement Toronto Raptors Lottery Wins: 2006 (Andrea Bargnani) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 1996 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1998, 2003 and 2011 Details: This is a team that has had mediocre stretches while rarely being truly awful. One No. 1 pick in franchise history feels about right, although it wasn't the best year for it. The Raptors have a 7.5% chance of winning this year's lottery. Utah Jazz Lottery Wins: None Other Top-3 Picks: No. 3 in 2011 Dropped Out Of Top 3: None Details: The Jazz haven't been in the lottery much over the past four decades, and when they have they've often been an afterthought. If not for a trade that gave them the Nets' pick at No. 3 in the 2011 lottery, they would have a 'None' in all three of the above categories. This year should be a lot less boring for Utah, one way or the other. The Jazz are in the top pre-lottery spot and have a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 pick. Advertisement Washington Wizards/Bullets Lottery Wins: 2001 (Kwame Brown) and 2010 (John Wall) Other Top-3 Picks: No. 2 in 2024; No. 3 in 2012 and 2013 Dropped Out Of Top 3: 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2009 Details: Washington's lottery history has generally been dreary, but only 11 teams have received multiple No. 1 picks over the past 40 years, so the Wizards' luck hasn't been all bad. Their biggest jump was five spots to No. 3 in 2013. Washington has a 14% chance of receiving the No. 1 pick this year. ___ (AP reviewed data on as part of its research to compile this report.) ___ AP NBA:
Business Wire
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
Netherlands Select Oshkosh Defense to Produce Dutch JLTV
OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oshkosh Defense Europe B.V. together with Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, announced today that it has been selected by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence to produce 150 Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles (DXPV), a JLTV variant tailored to fulfill the requirements for its Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility – Patrol Vehicle (FLATM-PV). "It enables our customers to leverage an established supply chain, streamline training, and simplify integration - driving greater efficiency and mission success across the board.' Share 'Oshkosh is honored that the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps has chosen to equip its formations with the Oshkosh DXPV,' said Pat Williams, Chief Programs Officer, Oshkosh Defense. The Oshkosh DXPV offers the Dutch Marines the world's most advanced light military vehicle, delivering next-generation levels of off-road mobility, speed, transportability, and seamless operational and logistical interoperability with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies. 'Our DXPV is highly common with the approximately 22,000 JLTVs delivered to the U.S. DoD and more than 1,600 JLTVs produced for other NATO and allied countries that are being fielded now and in the future,' continued Williams. 'This high level of commonality not only significantly reduces the logistics footprint required to support and sustain the DXPV, but also ensures exceptional system performance, maximizes operational readiness, and enhances interoperability. It enables our customers to leverage an established supply chain, streamline training, and simplify integration - driving greater efficiency and mission success across the board.' Oshkosh Defense continues to be the only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) able to supply the JLTV directly to allied countries. With this award, the Netherlands joins the United States, Lithuania, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Mongolia, Latvia, Slovakia, Brazil, Romania, and Israel in operating the Oshkosh platform. About Oshkosh Defense Oshkosh Defense is a global leader in the design, production and sustainment of best-in-class military vehicles, technology solutions and mobility systems. Oshkosh develops and applies emerging technologies that advance safety and mission success. Setting the industry standard for sustaining fleet readiness, Oshkosh ensures every solution is supported worldwide throughout its entire life cycle. Oshkosh Defense, LLC is an Oshkosh Corporation business [NYSE: OSK]. Learn more about Oshkosh Defense at About Oshkosh Corporation At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, mission-critical equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs over 18,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people's lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG ®, Pierce ®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh ® S-Series™, Oshkosh ® Defense, McNeilus ®, IMT ®, Jerr-Dan ®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh ® Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech™ and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit ®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies. Forward Looking Statements This news release contains statements that the Company believes to be 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as 'may,' 'will,' 'expect,' 'intend,' 'estimate,' 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'should,' 'project' or 'plan' or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include risks related to the Company's ability to successfully execute on its strategic road map and meet its long-term financial goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this news release. Investors should be aware that the Company may not update such information until the Company's next quarterly earnings conference call, if at all.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Oshkosh Defense unveils new variant of Marine remote fires vehicle
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Marine Corps' answer to mobile, long-range fires now features a multirocket launch system and autonomous tech. Oshkosh Defense unveiled the newest iteration of the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires, or ROGUE-Fires, at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, this week. The payload-agnostic platform, carried by the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV, allows for long-range fires, autonomous resupply and logistics operations, according to a company release. Ship-sinking missile for Marines headed to test fire 'As the battlefield continues to evolve, we are leveraging the mature and proven Oshkosh families of vehicles to design payload-agnostic autonomous platforms that deliver unmatched flexibility, enabling forces to outpace emerging threats and maintain operational dominance,' said Pat Williams, chief programs officer at Oshkosh Defense. The Marines first awarded a $40 million contract to Oshkosh to build the unmanned missile launcher after a prototyping phase ended in September 2023. Developers removed the JLTV cab and attached a missile launcher to build a mobile firing platform that can be operated autonomously. Until this newest variant, the focus of the ROGUE-Fires platform had been to house the Naval Strike Missile, the Marines' key to knocking out enemy ships to protect and gain access for U.S. Navy ships in littoral regions. The multiple launch rocket system family of munitions, or MFOM, gives the platform a new capability on top of existing features such as long-range precision fires, autonomous resupply and logistics operations. The company has also developed a power train that can be adapted for hybrid-electric power, which allows for silent modes of operation and fuel savings as well as electrical charging for devices and other platforms. Williams told Military Times that the company unveiled this new variant at an Army show in part because the system also fits Army needs, which include mature systems that have autonomous features and multipayload options. The original concept evolved out of a previous program known as 'leader follower,' which uses autonomy to drive ground vehicles. The Army used the same software in the ROGUE platform for its own autonomous driving in both the Expedient Leader Follower and Autonomous Ground Resupply programs, according to a 2021 Army release. The software allows for one manned vehicle to lead a series of unmanned vehicles in a convoy operation. The Marines awarded Oshkosh Defense the contract to add an off-road, self-driving package developed by Forterra, a ground-based autonomy company, to the ROGUE Fires vehicle in January, Defense News previously reported. The AutoDrive system gives the ROGUE Fires Oshkosh-built vehicle off-road, self-driving technology in 'nearly any environment,' which moves 'beyond Leader-Follower capabilities,' Forterra said in a Jan. 13 statement. The first test fire of the Naval Strike Missile from the platform happened in June 2020. The project sought to give Marines the punch needed for long range, anti-ship fires on a platform more mobile and able to hit moving targets than the legacy High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. The missile has a range beyond 750 kilometers, which aligns with Marine warfighting concepts in which Marine units, some platoon or squad-sized, seize terrain for short periods and conduct sea control and sea denial for naval commanders.
