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Marine Personnel Carrier Kick-Off Further Delayed

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Friday, February 19th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is further delaying the development of its future Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) because of "budget pressures," though it remains committed to building the vehicle, service officials said yesterday. Robert Lusardi, deputy program manager for the Marine Corps' Light Armored Vehicle Program, told reporters at a Washington, D.C., conference that the service will not consider allowing the MPC effort to enter into the initial milestone A technology-development phase early this year, as previously planned. "It's…

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