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Conway: Marines May Not Have Money For 573 EFVs

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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps' outgoing commandant questioned yesterday if the service will stick to its planned buy of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), a weapons system he acknowledge remains under close scrutiny within the Pentagon. Commandant Gen. James Conway, an outspoken EFV defender, said he does not "sense" Pentagon officials will gut the developmental vehicle program, which is just now starting critical reliability testing (Defense Daily, Aug. 12). "I hope not, because it is incredibly important to us,"…

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