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The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Rich Smith	Hear Oshkosh Roar! For shareholders in military trucker Oshkosh, it's shaping up to be a fine summer indeed.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Rich Smith	Who Wants to Be a 70-Billionaire? Defense companies Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh team up to bid for their share of the military transport vehicle contracts.
National Defense January 2009 Robert H. Williams	Armor Kits Allow Trucks on Ships Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp. in Oshkosh, Wis., is constructing 1,500 reducible-height armor kits for the Marine Corps' all-terrain medium tactical vehicle replacement fleet.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Rich Smith	Oshkosh Waves Wand, Says "Debt, Begone!" But not all of it, nor fast enough. Military trucker Oshkosh continued to stay one step ahead of the competition this week.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Gets the Boot Boeing's challenge of a Pentagon award to build America's Next Top Humvee has been definitively rejected. And that could be good news for investors.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2008 Rich Smith	A Contract Is Awarded, and Humvee Hilarity Ensues Boeing and Textron complain to the Government Accountability Office about having lost the Pentagon's Humvee contract. Northrop Grumman, and Oshkosh have filed protests as well.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Rich Smith	JLTV Me ASAP The Pentagon decides America's next Humvee is almost certainly going to be built by BAE/Lockheed, BAE/Navistar, and General Dynamics.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Outflanked? Investors, beware of the horn tooters when it comes to who's competing for an armored-vehicle contract.
National Defense October 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Award Shakes Up Industry Oshkosh Defense emerged in late August as the winner of the highly coveted joint light tactical vehicle contract. Experts said the award would be a major boon for the Wisconsin-based manufacturer, but noted the future may not be as rosy for losing competitor AM General.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2009 Rich Smith	And the Winner Is ... Oshkosh! (By Gosh!) The Pentagon awards the first $1 billion installment on the contract for off-road MRAP armored vehicles to Wisconsin-based heavy industrialist Oshkosh Corp.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2011 Rich Smith	Military Intelligence: No Longer a Misnomer Congress cuts funding for the poorly conceived plan to replace the Army's fleet of 140,000 Humvees with monstrous, heavily armored, gas-guzzling Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Rich Smith	'Tis the Season for JLTVs Let's review the several defense contractors bidding for a piece of the $70 billion contract to build the Army's next Humvee.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Smith	JLTV Program Gets Smaller, Slower For five long months, we've been awaiting word of who would win the JLTV competition. It seems the military just can't decide who's going to build the darn thing.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Rich Smith	Ceradyne's a Li'l Less Fine Ceradyne doesn't get the contract to supply lightweight armor to Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle joint venture. But the news isn't all bad for investors.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Rich Smith	Oshkosh: Back Up the Truck Oshkosh has nothing to be embarrassed about with their Q1 2008 results. The company met profit projections, and management is holding firm on its full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2008 Rich Smith	A SNAFU for JLTV The Army has pushed its decision regarding who will build the next version of the Hummer, the JLTV, all the way from June into October.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Oshkosh on the Open Road Oshkosh Truck, maker of all species of trucks, from fire trucks to cement mixers to armored vehicles, reports higher sales and profits, but optimistic statements regarding MRAP need to be taken with a grain of salt.
National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel	New Requirements, Lower Cost Breathe New Life Into JLTV Though it appeared doomed just months ago, the Army and Marine Corps' plan to replace aging Humvees with a new off-road vehicle may have regained its footing at least for another year.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2008 Rich Smith	On Oshkosh and X-Files Sales weakness in the sector and higher input costs are factors that go right to the heart of Oshkosh's ability to generate cash.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Rich Smith	Another Defense Stock Bites the Dust The Wall Street Journal takes Oshkosh to the woodshed.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Why I'm Staying Away From This Stock for Now Is Oshkosh a good investment for the future?
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oshkosh Backs Up the Truck In advance of Oshkosh Truck's Q1 2008 reports, analysts expect sales to rise, but profits to take a big drop.
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel	No Stranger to Scrutiny, New Truck Program Forges Ahead The Army and Marine Corps announced contract awards for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the marquee truck program, which is supposed to give troops greater off-road mobility than a Humvee.
National Defense February 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Ponder Options for Future Trucks The Corps expects to increase purchases of light and medium armored trucks in the months ahead, while it continues to study long-term options for modernizing the fleet.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Rich Smith	Let's Pop the Hood at Oshkosh Let's take a close look at truck- and construction equipment-maker Oshkosh.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Defense Is Good Offense for Oshkosh A Marine vehicle order wasn't a major surprise, but it's still good news for Oshkosh Truck and its shareholders.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Smith	This Ain't Your Mama's Humvee The biggest names in armored warfare are gearing up to vie for the Pentagon's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, which could be worth between $10 billion to $70 billion to the winner.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	Sequestration Could Hamper Joint Light Tactical Vehicle The Army and Marine Corps joint light tactical vehicle program is on schedule, but if sequestration returns in 2016, it will likely decrease the services' purchasing power.
National Defense February 2011 Jean & Magnuson	Industry Execs Ponder a Shrinking Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Market Military truck manufacturers are beginning to worry about the long-term future of the industry.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Military Provides Little Clarity For Future of Truck Fleets As wars end and budgets tighten, the Pentagon has begun trying to make sense of the spending spree that was the past decade.
National Defense November 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Truck Buyers Face 'Fix or Purchase' Dilemma The Army's aging fleet of 160,000 Humvees needs to be modernized, officials say. The plan is twofold: Refurbish a portion of the Humvee fleet and replace the rest with brand-new trucks.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2011 Neha Chamaria	What to Do With Oshkosh Now? Defense-spending cuts remain a concern.
National Defense February 2010 Erwin, Magnuson & Jean	Army, Marines Mull Over Options to Modernize Truck Fleets The Defense Department has been on a truck-buying spree for the past several years, and the demand will remain high for some time. But truck manufacturers don't expect the good times to last too much longer
National Defense April 2011 Eric Beidel	Challenges Remain as JLTV Competition Heats Up More than any other program, the Army and Marine Corps' effort to create a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle epitomizes the challenges the military faces with its trucks.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2008 Rich Smith	Will the Army Buy a $70 Billion Ferrari? Italian defense and aerospace giant Finmeccanica announces it will bid $5.2 billion to acquire U.S. military electronics specialist DRS Technologies.
National Defense September 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Truck Program a Test Case for Cutting Costs, And Profits A relatively small Army procurement -- the $3 billion family of medium tactical trucks -- is being watched closely by industry executives and investors as a harbinger of what might be in store for manufacturers of military equipment.
National Defense February 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Sequestration Threatens Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Acquisition With round two of sequestration looming over the Pentagon, major weapon programs could be on the chopping block.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Oshkosh on the Road Again Truck manufacturer Oshkosh's merger with construction equipment maker JLG seems to be working; the company announced sales nearly double the previous year's pre-merger totals.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 Courtney E. Howard	AM General and General Dynamics Launch Joint Venture Company Focused on JLTV Program General Tactical Vehicles will focus on the design, development, and production of a mobile, survivable, and technologically innovative wheeled utility vehicle for the armed services that meets all the requirements of the JLTV program.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	Ceradyne Gives a One-Two Punch Defense contractor Ceradyne books two big contracts in one day. Investors take note; even better days may lie ahead.
National Defense February 2007 Harold Kennedy	Army, Marines to Acquire 50,000 New Trucks to Replace Humvees A fistful of defense companies will be vying to win a contract to develop a replacement for the humvee -- the Army and Marine Corps' light, all-terrain truck.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Jim Mueller	1 Stock to Avoid Today Oshkosh turned out to be a value trap in that there was a very real reason expectations were so low.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection Dances a Jig A $1.2 billion Pentagon award to produce additional mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored vehicles is divided between Force Protection and two other defense contractors.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Rich Smith	America's $10.8 Billion Boondoggle According to DefenseNews.com, the U.S. Army will soon launch a $10.8 billion project to "upgrade" 60,000 Humvees with new armor.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, no quarter will be asked, none given in the defense industry.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2009 Rich Smith	The Best Defense Is ... Good Intel Your Foolish summary of the week's biggest defense industry news.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rich Smith	A Disturbance in the Force This company is a mess.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Smith	M-ATV Bids: The Pentagon Picks Its Winners The Pentagon narrowed the field of contenders to just five companies, and asked each one to provide it with three prototype M-ATVs to test. Read on to see who the winners are.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Rich Smith	Pentagon's Plea: More Guns, Fewer Lawyers It seems the multiple members of the military-industrial complex just cannot play well with others. Every time one of them wins a contract from the government, the losers cry foul -- and call their attorneys to protest the award.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Oshkosh Still Posh? Company guidance suggests that analysts have more than caught up to the growth story at Oshkosh Truck. Is it time to sell?