By Emelie Rutherford A Marine Corps board is expected to sign off this month on a new plan for the future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), a medium-weight armored vehicle program recently delayed by two years because of fiscal constraints. Service officials decided in April to halt plans to allow the MPC to enter into the technology demonstration stage and then issue a request for proposals for it--actions expected this past spring--because of a lack of funding. A new plan shifting…
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