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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 11th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace and Defense Amphibious Answers. If the Marine Corps’ ground-combat vehicle fleet-mix study recommends the service buy a Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), the Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Navy secretary and Marine Corps commandant to submit a report to lawmakers. The SASC, in the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill it filed last week, says the study should assess if MPCs can mitigate capability gaps and also explain the vehicle’s role…

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