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Work Well Underway On New Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Prototypes

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford While it remains to be seen how the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) fares in a major Pentagon review, the Marine Corps is making progress developing reconfigured prototypes of the next-generation amphibious tank. Col. Keith Moore, the EFV program manager, told Defense Daily in a September interview he is "in the same boat" with other people waiting to see if the General Dynamics [GD] program survives the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). In the meantime, he said several significant…

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House Appropriators ‘Concerned’ With JLTV A2 Delays, Shift Funds For Marines’ Second Supplier Effort

House appropriators have said they’re “seriously concerned” with Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) A2 delays, as their fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill shifts funds to support the Marine Corps’ […]

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House Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August

House appropriators said they are skeptical the Defense Department will award the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter program by the most recent […]

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House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty

The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]