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Tony Moraco: SAIC, Marine Corps Maintain ‘Open Dialogue’ in Assault Vehicle Upgrade Program

Tony Moraco: SAIC, Marine Corps Maintain 'Open Dialogue' in Assault Vehicle Upgrade Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Tony Moraco
Tony Moraco

Science Applications International Corp. unveiled its first updated amphibious assault vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps at a company facility in Hanahan, South Carolina last week, the Post and Courier reported Friday.

David Wren writes SAIC was awarded a potential five-year, $194 million contract to equip 10 prototype AAVs with new blast-resistant seats armor protection, transmission and suspension systems.

SAIC CEO Tony Moraco told the publication that the military service has engaged in open dialogue with the company to address the program’s requirements.

The Marine Corps plans to test the upgrades in water and on land over an eight-month period before it decides whether to modernize nearly 400 AAVs by spring 2017, Wren reports.

SAIC bought a three-dimensional printer last year to prototype new components for the AAV modernization effort, the report said.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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