What Is Happening With The Marines Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle

An Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle executes testing maneuvers off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California in October 2008. Photo from USA Today/EFV Program Office

Marines Shore-Storming Craft Faces Budget Doubts -- Reuters

QUANTICO, Virginia (Reuters) – Send in the Marines! -- the age-old U.S. battle cry -- is summoning a hulking, new General Dynamics Corp vehicle that must climb a tough hill in Washington for a projected $13.2 billion program.

The Marine Corps rolled out a prototype of its planned 21st century armored amphibious vehicle on Tuesday, a day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates publicly questioned anew the need for such a means of storming beaches amid fast-developing high-tech coastal defenses.

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More News On The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle

Marines Unveil EFV; Gates Takes Aim -- DoD Buzz
Marines to test huge amphibious assault vehicle -- Sign On San Diego
Corps shows off long-delayed EFV -- Marine Times
U.S. Marines Praise EFV, Roll Out Prototype -- Ares/Aviation Week
Marines forge ahead with new landing craft -- USA Today
Marines chart a course for future landings -- Marine Times

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