Despite GAO bid protest, amphib vehicle prototypes will deliver early

By Lee Hudson / October 12, 2016 at 7:05 AM
Despite a recent contractor bid protest for the next-generation amphibious vehicle the Marine Corps anticipates prototype delivery in February, according to the service. Col. Wendell Leimbach, deputy program manager for advanced amphibious assault, told Inside the Navy Sept. 27 during Modern Day Marine at Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, the prototype delivery requirement for Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 vendors -- BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. -- is in March. "It's a perfect example of how industry...

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