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Defense secretary inspects transport trucks armored to protect troops in Afghanistan

Gates inspects new armored trucks for Afghan war

Oshkosh Corp. receives $801 million Pentagon order for nearly 2,500 new, rebuilt vehicles

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The defense division of Oshkosh Corp. has signed a roughly $800 million deal with the Pentagon to deliver nearly 2,500 new and rebuilt military vehicles.

Vehicle maker Oshkosh raises $358 million in public share offering

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. said Wednesday it completed a public offering it had announced earlier this month and received net proceeds of $358 million.

Oshkosh posts 3rd-quarter loss as low demand for construction activity hurts some units

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. said Thursday it posted a narrower fiscal third-quarter loss amid continued weak demand in segments affected by construction activity

Space travel startup Virgin Galactic gets $280M boost from Abu Dhabi fund buying 32 pct share

OSHKOSH, Wis. — British billionaire Sir Richard Branson signed a deal Tuesday to sell about a third of his space travel startup Virgin Galactic to a Mideast investment fund, giving the venture an influx of cash at a time when the global recession has dried up funding sources.

The final frontier: Earthlings get up-close look at Virgin Galactic spaceship launcher

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Hundreds of earthlings turned their faces to the sky Monday to see an airplane built to launch a ship into space, watching the gleaming white craft soar overhead.

Virgin Group chairman hopes to have spaceship ready in time to take parents for a ride

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Virgin Group’s billionaire chairman Richard Branson says he hopes to have a spaceship ready in time to take his 92-year-old father and 89-year-old mother into space with him.

Plunge in demand moves Oshkosh to 2Q loss; shares tumble 19 percent on news

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Specialty vehicle maker Oshkosh Corp. on Thursday said it moved to a loss in the second quarter as demand fell sharply amid the downturn.