Oshkosh Defense will provide the US Marines with more than 5,750 upgrade kits for the medium tactical vehicle replacement (MTVR).

Under the $44m contract, the company will deliver more than 950 weapons-mount kits for the installation of motorised marine corps transparent armour gun shields (MCTAGS), which are designed to replace the gunner protection kits on up-armoured vehicles.

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Oshkosh will also supply 2,000 door-upgrade kits, which will make the doors common with those on MTVRs by using the reducible-height armour kits.

In addition, the company will deliver MTVR troop carrier upgrades, which include 800 dual-ladder kits, more than 1,000 seatbelt kits to support the carrier’s crew and more than 1,000 lift-point kits for enhanced transportability.

The contract has options that, if exercised, could bring the value of the contract up to $89m.

The contract has been awarded by the US Marine Corps Systems Command, for which the production work and deliveries are expected to be complete in September 2010.

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The Oshkosh MTVR is an all-terrain, multipurpose tactical vehicle with an Oshkosh-patented TAK-4 independent suspension system and features an off-road 7.1t payload capacity.