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Marine Corps Kicks Off Competition For New Amphibious Vehicle ‘System of Systems’

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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz The Marine Corps officially kicked off its competition to revamp its amphibious capabilities this week, issuing a slate of industry notices seeking not only a replacement for the canceled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), but also ways to modernize its existing fleet of tactical amphibious platforms. Navy acquisition officials issued three separate requests for information (RFI) on Monday for modernization work on the Marine Corps' Amphibious Assault Vehicle, follow-on acquisition of the Marine Personnel Carrier and development work…

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