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Oshkosh Defense

Oshkosh Defense is Oshkosh Corporation's military-vehicle business unit, focused on tactical wheeled vehicles, mobility systems, and lifecycle support for defense customers.

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Oshkosh Defense is the defense-vehicle business of Oshkosh Corporation and the catalog's anchor for Oshkosh-linked military mobility products. The company's public site describes it as a global leader in the design, production, and sustainment of military vehicles and mobility systems, with a long-running presence dating to 1917.

For this catalog, the builder page groups catalog entries tied to Oshkosh Defense's tactical vehicle work, including the M-ATV family and the Eitan armored personnel carrier hull production contract.

Military vehiclesTactical wheeled vehiclesMobility systemsLifecycle supportDelivery vehicles

Notable Systems

M-ATV

4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle

Oshkosh Defense's vehicle family page lists the M-ATV under its MRAP portfolio and identifies the company as a producer and sustainer of the platform.

Sources: Official website, About Oshkosh Defense

Eitan APC hulls

Oshkosh Defense announced in January 2023 that the Israeli Ministry of Defense selected it to produce hundreds of Eitan APC main hulls for the Israeli Defense Forces.

Sources: Eitan APC hulls contract

Manufacturer History

1917-01-01
Military vehicle lineage begins
Oshkosh Defense's public about page describes the business as a military vehicle manufacturer since 1917 and says its vehicle and mobility technology solutions have been delivered and sustained for more than a century.
Sources: About Oshkosh Defense
2023-01-06
Selected to produce Eitan APC hulls
Oshkosh Defense announced that the Israeli Ministry of Defense had selected it to produce Eitan armored personnel carrier hulls for the Israeli Defense Forces.
Sources: Eitan APC hulls contract
2025-06-03
Defense segment renamed Transport
Oshkosh Corporation said its Defense segment would become the Transport segment, while Oshkosh Defense remained the brand anchored by the company's military vehicle business.
Sources: Transport segment rename

Website links

Official website About Oshkosh Defense Contact Oshkosh Defense Vehicles News and updates

Public sources use Oshkosh Defense and Oshkosh Defense, LLC interchangeably. Oshkosh Corporation's 2025 segment renaming did not change the catalog's builder facet, so this profile keeps the defense-brand name while grounding it in current company pages.

Manufacturer Sources

Official websitePublisher: Oshkosh Defense | Note: Supports the public builder name, current defense and delivery-vehicle focus, and the company's role as a developer of mission-critical mobility solutions. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
About Oshkosh DefensePublisher: Oshkosh Defense | Note: Supports the 1917 lineage claim, the company's military-vehicle and mobility-systems description, and its statement that it has delivered and sustained combat-ready vehicles for more than 100 years. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Contact Oshkosh DefensePublisher: Oshkosh Defense | Note: Supports the Oshkosh, Wisconsin mailing-address context used for the builder headquarters field. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Eitan APC hulls contractPublisher: Oshkosh Defense | Note: Supports the January 2023 Eitan APC hull contract and the statement that Oshkosh Defense is a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Transport segment renamePublisher: Oshkosh Defense | Note: Supports the 2025 corporate segment rename from Defense to Transport and the current Oshkosh Defense brand context within Oshkosh Corporation. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Wikimedia Commons GlobalHET photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the builder image; the Commons file page says the Global HET image was originally posted to Oshkosh Defense's vehicles gallery and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), 4x4 light tactical vehicle family, Armored Vehicles

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)4x4 light tactical vehicle familyBuilt in: United StatesThe Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is Oshkosh Defense's U.S. 4x4 light tactical vehicle family, built around protected mobility, modular mission packages, and 2-door and 4-door variants. Oshkosh says the platform has been delivered since 2015, while U.S. Army reporting describes general-purpose, heavy guns carrier, close combat weapons carrier, and utility configurations.

Oshkosh M-ATV, 4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreOshkosh M-ATV4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicleBuilt in: United StatesThe Oshkosh M-ATV is a U.S.-built 4x4 MRAP developed to give troops mine and ambush protection with better off-road mobility than heavier first-generation MRAPs. Oshkosh paired a V-hull protected capsule, blast-attenuating seats, and TAK-4 independent suspension with mission modules ranging from command and utility bodies to armed assault configurations. The vehicle's documented conflict record spans early U.S. fielding in Afghanistan, coalition use in Iraq and Syria under Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukrainian wartime service, and Saudi-led coalition employment in Yemen.

Eitan wheeled armored personnel carrier, Wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

2023 Israel-Hamas WarEitan wheeled armored personnel carrierWheeled armored personnel carrierBuilt in: Israel / United StatesThe Eitan is Israel's 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier, developed by the Defense Ministry's Tank and APC Directorate with Israeli final assembly and Oshkosh-produced hulls to replace older M113s. It entered IDF service with the Nahal Brigade in 2023, saw its combat debut during the October 7 fighting, and was later adapted in Gaza for protected troop movement and casualty evacuation.

Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, Ground-based anti-ship missile launcher, Naval Systems

Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Ship Interdiction SystemGround-based anti-ship missile launcherBuilt in: United States / NorwayNMESIS is the U.S. Marine Corps land-based anti-ship missile system for expeditionary sea denial, combining a remotely operated ROGUE-Fires carrier with a two-round Naval Strike Missile launcher and external fire-control architecture.

M1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle, 5-ton 6x6 medium tactical cargo truck, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarM1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle5-ton 6x6 medium tactical cargo truckBuilt in: United StatesThe M1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle is the standard 5-ton cargo member of the U.S. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles line. Army budget materials describe the M1083 as a cargo-and-soldier transport truck with hinged side rails and optional bench seats, Ukrainian reporting identifies an M1083A1P2 tractor supporting M777 howitzers in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, and Janes notes that the AN/TPQ-53 radar has also been mounted on the M1083 platform.