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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Army Wheels. SASC Airland subcommittee Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I/D) asks Army officials “whether the higher cost” of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programs are “justified by increased capabilities they will buy, as opposed to sustaining current programs for the Bradley fighting vehicle and the Humvee.” Lieberman notes during a March 27 hearing on Army modernization that the unit costs of the JLTV and…

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