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USMC: ACV Requirements Based on MPC, Plus More Seating, More Robust Swimming Abilities

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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

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USMC: ACV Requirements Based on MPC, Plus More Seating, More Robust Swimming Abilities

Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck

The Marine Corps should have its requirements documents for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Increment 1 complete within about six months and award a production contract in fiscal year 2017, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck told the Senate Armed Services seapower subcommittee that the requirements would be largely based off those from the canceled Marine Personnel Carrier program and that the four vehicles the Marines tested at the…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]