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Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’

Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
A U.S. Marine prepares to fire an M240 machine gun from atop a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement 7-ton truck during Exercise Balikatan at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, May 10, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega)

PITTSBURGH – The Marine Corps’ Medium Tactical Truck (MTT) prototyping effort remains “on track” with testing to continue through early fiscal year 2027, a lead official has said, while confirming to Defense Daily the service is no longer working with ND Defense’s platform due to “budgetary constraints.” “We are on schedule. We’re meeting all of our milestones as laid out. And we are still in a competitive environment in that we have Mack Defense that is producing a 10-foot and 20-foot…

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