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DoD Approves Funds To Start Stryker Product Improvement Program

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Friday, April 11th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department's chief acquisition officer has approved up to $10 million in FY 2008 research, development test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds to initiate a Stryker Product Improvement Program (S-PIP). Stryker vehicles are produced by General Dynamics [GD], and come in 10 variants from infantry carrier to medical evacuation to mobile gun systems. The improvements would likely be for all the vehicle variants. In an Acquisition Decision Memorandum signed March 28, John Young, under secretary of Defense…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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