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Navy Eyes Streamlined Approach To EFV Replacement Plan

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Friday, February 18th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz The Navy plans to blend its legacy modernization work and new platform development plans for its amphibious combat vehicle fleet into a single effort, in an attempt to expedite the service's transition into the follow-on to its canceled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program. The plan, according to Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley, will be to place management of the service's ongoing life extension work on the Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle, oversight of additional buys of the…

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