A small Florida company has beaten out two defense giants by winning a contract for the upgrade of Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles. According to military and industry officials, the company, Metric Systems, was told this week it won a deal worth $4.4 million initially, with up to $60 million worth of options to follow. An announcement has not yet been made, but both the winning and losing firms were informed of the decision early this week, according to an...