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Army

Army Clarifies GCV Acquisition Adjustment

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 15th, 2013

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In the wake of some uncertainty about acquisition timelines for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) arising from budget documents, the Army clarified extensions for two phases of the program. The service extended the Technology Development (TD) phase by six months, according to a service statement provided to Defense Daily. It also extended the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase by six months for a total of 12 months. The six-month TD extension “provides necessary time to fully update the…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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