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Army

DoD Gives Army Milestone Decision Authority For Stryker Vehicles

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

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The Defense Department has relinquished to the Army the Milestone Decision Authority for the Stryker family of vehicles (FoVs), produced by General Dynamics [GD]. “I delegate MDA for the Stryker FoVs to the Secretary of the Army,” said a May 24 Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) from Frank Kendall, then acting under Secretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. The ADM means the Army may now make its own decisions regarding the Stryker fleet, from modernization to the conversion of…

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