Another of the Conservative government’s multibillion-dollar military equipment programs has gone off the rails and will have to be restarted. Companies vying for the $2-billion Close Combat Vehicle program were told Friday that their bids had been rejected and they will have to submit new proposals.
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House Republicans seem to be taking issue with the Department of Defense’s incorporation of innovative green technology. In a letter dated March 6, 14 members of Congress told Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus that the Navy’s investment in alternative energy is, effectively, a waste of taxpayer dollars.
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The traditional approach to updating U.S. military hardware — spending years and billions of dollars on next-generation designs — is no longer working for the Army and the Marine Corps as they seek replacements for their combat vehicles.A new study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, “The Road Ahead: Future Challenges and Their Implications for Ground Vehicle Modernization,” warns the Army to avoid the pitfalls of past high-tech weapon programs such as the Future Combat Systems.
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