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DoD OK’s Start of Stryker Double-V Hull Effort

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Thursday, April 8th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon acquisition chief has given the Army permission to kick off a program to outfit some General Dynamics [GD] Stryker vehicles with blast- deflecting "double-V" hulls so they are more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Ashton Carter in an April 6 Acquisition Decision Memorandum authorized the Army to use up to $191.7 million "to modify the hull design of a limited number of Stryker vehicles currently in…

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