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Marine Corps Eye Cost Savings Growth In New V-22 Multiyear

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Monday, June 13th, 2011

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PHILADELPHIA--Ongoing engineering and development work to drive efficiencies down into the Marine Corps V-22 Osprey should allow service and industry officials to exceed cost savings projections in a new multiyear program (MYP). Currently, service and Pentagon acquisition officials are putting the final touches on a follow-on MYP, that would cover production thru 2017. If approved by Congress, the plan will complete construction of the final Ospreys in the combined Air Force and Marine Corps buy. Aside from the 40-plus aircraft…

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