(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments from a defense analyst.) The Marine Corps recently confirmed it would only be able to purchase seven out of the planned 109 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles under a yearlong continuing resolution, a shortfall Inside Defense first covered in a special report . As a stopgap funding measure, a yearlong CR would prohibit Defense Department spending on any new-start weapons programs or production increases. The inability to move forward...
