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Marine Corps Strategy To Describe Use of EFV, Other Ground Vehicles

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Thursday, June 24th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps' forthcoming ground-vehicle strategy spells out how the service wants to use platforms including the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), but is not expected to weigh in on whether the vehicle program should be canceled. The Marine Corps is proceeding with current plans to test redesigned prototypes of General Dynamics' [GD] EFV, amid speculation Pentagon brass may try to cancel the program in the fiscal year 2012 budget due to Congress early next year. Defense Secretary…

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