The replacement for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle will likely be fielded in four to seven years, Marine Corps officials said today, despite reports and documents that peg the initial operational capability at 2024. Inside the Pentagon reported earlier this week that at a press briefing on the presidential budget request for fiscal year 2012, Caral Spangler, the Marine Corps' assistant deputy commandant for programs and resources and the service's fiscal director, said, “I think we're anticipating an IOC of...
