Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, has delivered three Oshkosh P-19 Replacement Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Marine Corps to undergo testing.
The Marine Corps selected the Oshkosh P-19R in May 2013 to function the Marines’ off-road firefighting vehicle of the long run. Oshkosh will display the P-19R at Marine West, Jan. 29-30, at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
“We delivered three P-19R prototypes in December and may support them as they undergo rigorous government testing through this summer,” said John Bryant, senior vice chairman of Defense Programs for Oshkosh Defense. “The Oshkosh P-19R will replace the fleet of Oshkosh P-19A ARFF vehicles, that have been first fielded with the Marine Corps in 1984 and are reaching the top in their service lives. With this vehicle, we’ve rolled into one platform our decades of expertise producing military and ARFF vehicles to offer Marines more advanced firefighting capabilities.”
The next-generation Oshkosh P-19R is predicated at the proven Oshkosh Logistics Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) platform. It incorporates the newest tactical wheeled vehicle technologies to support fire emergency missions at military bases and expeditionary airfields.
The Oshkosh TAK-4 independent suspension system – today’s most useful for heavy, medium and light-weight tactical wheeled vehicles which are required to function off-road – gives Marines greater all-terrain performance for off-runway emergencies. The Oshkosh Command Zone integrated diagnostics and automation system helps crews perform firefighting missions with increased situational awareness.
Oshkosh Defense leveraged the expertise of the Oshkosh Airport Products Group, the industry-leading ARFF vehicle producer, to equip the Oshkosh P-19R with the advanced Striker firefighting systems. The P-19R also meets the trendy requirements of the NFPA 414 standard, which sets the design, performance and acceptance criteria for ARFF vehicles.
Oshkosh Defense leadership might be available to talk about the P-19R and the company’s broad portfolio of vehicles, technologies and services at Marine West at booth #8.
Oshkosh Defense is a number one provider of tactical wheeled vehicles and life cycle sustainment services. For greater than 90 years, Oshkosh have been mobilizing military and security forces all over the world by offering an entire portfolio of heavy, medium, light and highly protected military vehicles to support our customers’ missions.
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