Conway: Despite Potential Alternative, Marines Not 'Divorcing' from M-ATV Program

By Christopher J. Castelli / May 15, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Although it is eying a potential alternative, the Marine Corps is not pulling out of a joint effort to develop an off-road version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway said today. Conway said his service is not "divorcing" from the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle program. But he added the service would decide where to "park" its money as both the M-ATV and the service's alternative option develop. He spoke to an audience assembled by the...

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