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The Oshkosh M1070 is a U.S. Army tractor unit. Defined as a Heavy Equipment Transporter, it was produced in A0, A1, and M1300 configurations, it replaced the earlier Oshkosh M911 tractor unit. The M1070’s primary role in the US Army is as a tank transporter , hauling the M1 Abrams tank on a DRS Technologies M1000 semi-trailer as the Heavy ...
An Oshkosh M1070 with M1000 trailer loading an M88 Recovery Vehicle in southern Iraq. Heavy Equipment Transporter System (HETS) is the name of a U.S. Army logistics vehicle transport system, the primary purpose of which is to transport the M1 Abrams tank.
Oshkosh Corporation, formerly Oshkosh Truck, is an American industrial company that designs and builds specialty trucks, military vehicles, truck bodies, airport fire apparatus, and access equipment.
In February 2018, the Army selected Oshkosh to build to FMTV A2. The initial estimated contract value is $476.2 million, with no cap on the number of vehicles the Army may purchase. The firm fixed price contract covers a five-year ordering period, plus two additional one-year options.
The Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles (FHTV) contract was awarded to Oshkosh by the U.S. Army in March 2001. In addition to the HEMTT (both new and re-manufacture), the contract covered the M1070 HET, M1074, and M1075 Palletized Load System (PLS) trucks, and M1076 PLS trailers and called for up to 5,398 trucks and 1,100 trailers (including ...
Oshkosh M1070; Miscellaneous. M-Gator; M973 (carrier, cargo) Small Unit Support Vehicle (SUSV) M1065 (carrier, command post) M1066 (carrier, ambulance)
M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter United States: Military truck: 4,079 (delivered; not all remain in service) [61] 2,488 M1070A0 tractors and >2,600 M1000 trailers delivered of which at least 1,009 tractors and >1000 trailers have been Reset. 1,591 M1070A1 delivered. Figures include the National Guard and Air Force. M939 series 5-ton 6×6 truck
In October 2008 FHTV 3 was awarded to Oshkosh Defense. As part of the FHTV 3 contract, Oshkosh commenced deliveries of PLS in A1 configuration. [3] In December 2009 the last of 6,288 production PLS A0 was delivered. [3] [4] Oshkosh announced in January 2012 that it had been awarded a bridge contract by the U.S. Army to continue FHTV production ...