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SAIC Reworking Combat Vehicle Strategy With Supply Chain Investments, CEO Says

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

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SAIC Reworking Combat Vehicle Strategy With Supply Chain Investments, CEO Says

SAIC CEO Tony Moraco

SAIC [SAIC] is planning increase investments in supply chain management as it looks to improve its combat vehicle strategy for future programs following two major losses in 2018, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. Tony Moraco, SAIC’s CEO, told attendees at a Defense One event his company remains interested in the Army’s next-generation combat vehicle (NGCV) program and will look to push its position as a technology integrator with market access to mature capabilities. “Our sense is that we’ll continue to…

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