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Zeus Electric Chassis to Partner with Choctaw Defense Manufacturing to Produce Configurable Electric Chassis for Multiple Specialty Truck Market Segments
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MINNEAPOLIS, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc. (Zeus), a fully configurable class 3-8 electric work truck manufacturer, recently announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Choctaw Defense Manufacturing to produce Zeus Electric Chassis assembly kits and cabin/chassis at scale. As we build our backlog while advancing discussions with potential customers, we need a partner that can effectively meet the demand, said Wayne Kugel, Zeus Electric Chassis CEO. Configurable electric chassis for specialty vehicles that address multiple market segments are the future and Choctaw Defense Manufacturing provides tremendous talent, capability and scale for Zeus.
Oshkosh: ‘They’re Not Commercial Trucks Painted Green’
Oshkosh has made military vehicles since World War II. Recently, it doubled down on the military market by partnering with Korean armored vehicle maker Hanwha to compete for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle. But today, it’s famous for trucks. Tens of thousands of Oshkosh trucks dominate Army and Marine Corps motor pools, from ultra-heavy tank transporters to the 4×4 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, the mine-resistant vehicle for frontline units.
“Oshkosh Defense is really unique,” said John Bryant, president of Oshkosh Defense, in an interview. “We’re really the only US tactical wheeled vehicle provider that has the entire portfolio of vehicles, from the heaviest, the Heavy Equipment Transporter, down to, of course, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.”
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on February 09, 2021 at 1:28 PM
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JTV) variants in the field. (Oshkosh graphic)
WASHINGTON: It’s 10,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles down for Oshkosh, another 50,000-plus to go – or at least, that’s what the company hopes. But the Army’s changing plans have put the program under pressure in two ways: The service might buy fewer, and it might buy them from someone other than Oshkosh.
That’s a big reason why Oshkosh is making a big deal of the news that’s now produced 10,000 JLTVs in just five years, below the government’s original cost estimate.
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