Congress has approved a $9.5 million reprogramming action allowing the Marine Corps to buy 144 Polaris MRZRs as part of a new-start "utility task vehicle" program. The purchase will provide 18 MRZRs for each of the Marine Corps' active-component infantry regiments, according to the April 2016 prior-approval reprogramming request, which was approved and posted to the Defense Department comptroller's website Aug. 12. "This funding will fulfill a critical tactical capability gap highlighted during ongoing forward deployed operations associated with Special...
