Oshkosh Corporation reports recurring developments in purpose-built vehicles, equipment and services across Access, Vocational and Transport markets. Company news commonly covers earnings results, segment demand, sales mix, price-cost conditions, production activity and outlook commentary tied to aerial work platforms, fire apparatus, refuse and recycling vehicles, airport equipment, defense vehicles and postal transportation programs.
Oshkosh updates also feature its operating brands and businesses, including JLG, Pierce, McNeilus, Oshkosh Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech, Oshkosh Defense and Pratt Miller. Recurring themes include defense mobility and sustainment systems, JLTV-based platforms, advanced manufacturing support, connected-vehicle technology and refuse-contamination detection developed for municipal and commercial waste operations.
Oshkosh (OSK) subsidiary Oshkosh Defense and Grid Aero announced a partnership aimed at bringing autonomous modular payload aircraft into production. The collaboration pairs Grid Aero's aircraft design with Oshkosh Defense's manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.
Oshkosh Defense plans to support design for manufacturability, production planning and supply chain optimization, with the eventual goal of building Grid Aero's Lifter aircraft at scale. The work will use Oshkosh's Wisconsin-based manufacturing infrastructure, workforce expertise and production capacity to establish autonomous systems manufacturing capability.
Initial work focuses on production engineering, design for manufacturing and customer engagement. The partners aim to demonstrate production-ready autonomous logistics aircraft to defense customers.
Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $2.84 billion, up 5.7%, while earnings declined and full-year guidance was lowered. Net income fell to $138.4 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, from $196.2 million, or $3.04, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share fell to $2.41 from $3.20. Operating income declined 24.3% to $197.1 million.
Access sales rose 20.7%, but Vocational sales fell 7.0% amid fire-truck manufacturing challenges; Transport sales declined 4.4%. Oshkosh now expects 2026 diluted earnings per share of $8.00–$9.00, adjusted earnings per share of $8.50–$9.50 and sales of approximately $11.0 billion. The revised outlook reflects lower fire apparatus and NGDV production, partly offset by higher Access volume. The company said fire-truck throughput improvements are taking longer than expected. Nine-month operating cash flow rose to $533.2 million from $183.3 million.
Oshkosh (OSK) will release its third quarter 2026 financial results on October 29, 2026, followed by a live webcast. The webcast will begin at 9:30 a.m. EDT to discuss results and outlook. Presentation slides will be available on the investor website that morning.
Oshkosh (OSK) announced a partnership between its defense business and Michigan Technological University’s APS LABS to advance vehicle-integrated power technology.
The collaboration aims to move the Vehicle Integrated Power Kit from a prototype toward a production-ready kit for the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles A2. Oshkosh Defense contributes manufacturing expertise, while APS LABS provides research and integration capabilities. The team plans to complete and validate two prototypes for government assessment and soldier evaluation. As those units move to a test site, APS LABS will begin building two additional prototypes for testing and demonstrations while the team finalizes technical documentation and refines the design for manufacturing.
Oshkosh (OSK) has begun production of its first Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicle prototype for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
Also called the “Kaaiman,” the vehicle is based on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle platform and incorporates customer-informed changes for expeditionary and coastal missions. Oshkosh Defense Europe and Oshkosh Defense are using an active production line that also supports manufacture of JLTV-based counter-drone vehicles.
Oshkosh Corporation (OSK) business Oshkosh Defense will exhibit defense vehicles at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition on October 12–14, 2026. The event takes place in Washington, D.C., with Oshkosh Defense at booth 6941.
Featured platforms include the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle A2 Low-Velocity Air Drop, the hybrid electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and Pratt Miller’s Racing Corvette. Oshkosh Defense will highlight its manufacturing capabilities and how commercial experience informs the development, production and support of defense vehicles.
Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) announced that its defense business received a second order for heavy-equipment transport systems for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.
The Direct Commercial Sales order comes from Optimum Vehicle Logistics, Oshkosh Defense’s exclusive distributor in Morocco. It includes 50 Heavy Equipment Transporter A1 tractors and 50 MN573 heavy-duty trailers, with the trailers designed and manufactured in partnership with Broshuis. Associated parts, services and training are also included. The first tranche of HET A1 tractors has been delivered and is operational.
Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) will participate in a fireside chat at the 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference. Executive Vice President and CFO Matthew Field is scheduled to present at 8:10 a.m. EDT on September 10, 2026, with live and replay webcasts available on the company’s website.
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) hosted Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at its Wisconsin facilities as part of his nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour. Hegseth toured integrated assembly lines and observed Oshkosh’s advanced tactical vehicles, including the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) and ROGUE-Fires.
According to Oshkosh, the company has built more than 25,000 JLTVs since winning the original 2015 contract, supported by a supply chain of over 300 suppliers. Company leadership emphasized the combination of defense expertise with commercial-scale manufacturing, autonomy technologies and modular open systems architectures to meet evolving Warfighter and Department of War mobility needs.
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) announced that Oshkosh Defense and the U.S. Marine Depot Maintenance Command demonstrated secure, point-of-need digital manufacturing during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026. Using the AdvMFG Hub Digital Sustainment Platform, partners produced an approved LVSR replacement part in Japan and Albany, Georgia, enabling identical, configuration‑controlled components across dispersed locations and highlighting a model to reduce reliance on long supply lines and improve operational readiness.