The U.S. Marine Corps is moving as fast as it can to field a new class of light amphibious warship, but it remains unclear what it will do, where it will be based or what capabilities it will bring to the fight.
Executives celebrated the order as a key deal for the company, following an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Army’s Bradley replacement program last year.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sealed a defense cooperation deal Saturday with Polish officials that will pave the way to deploy more American troops to Poland.
The Government Accountability Office urges the Army to take steps to avoid risk when it comes to cost estimates and technology development in the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.
Executives still consider the module an internal prototype, with more testing planned in the coming months. But the premise of a bridge-launching capability in forces lighter than the heavy, tracked vehicles mostly used for that job today could garner interest, they said.