Armor kits allow trucks on ships.

• Author: Williams, Robert H.
• Position: TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

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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. Under the $180 million deal, the company will provide kits that will permit the transporting of MTVRs at a reduced height of 8 feet, 2 inches, which will allow them to be placed on the decks of previously inaccessible decks of...