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Marines approve fielding of Oshkosh extendable boom forklift

Company to begin delivering the vehicles this month.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
The U.S. Marine Corps has approved the fielding of Oshkosh Defense's extendable boom forklift fleet, the company said Monday. Photo courtesy Oshkosh Defense
The U.S. Marine Corps has approved the fielding of Oshkosh Defense's extendable boom forklift fleet, the company said Monday. Photo courtesy Oshkosh Defense

OSHKOSH, Wis., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has approved the fielding of Oshkosh Defense's extendable boom forklift fleet, the company said Monday.

Oshkosh will begin delivering the vehicles to initial fielding locations this month, the company said in a statement.

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The company is slated to deliver 535 vehicles by late 2017 to the Marine Corps and Navy, ahead of the program's projected completion date of 2019.

Oshkosh is producing the vehicles as part of a max $99 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.

The updated vehicle is equipped with several new features that increase loading efficiency and operator safety during downrange missions.

Upgrades include forklift options to handle 7,000- and 11,000-pound payloads with smaller attachments, as well as a relocated hydraulic manifold that can more efficiently load and unload aircraft.

A two-piece cab featrues an armored upper cab option for greater operator protection.

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