This Oct. 9, 2008 photo provided by the U.S. Marines photos shows an Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) entering the water to execute test exercises off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The Marine Corps and contractor General Dynamics Corp. face a critical test. A failure this week for the vehicles designed to replace a Vietnam-era fleet could doom the $27 billion program. (AP Photo/Pvt. Daniel Boothe, U.S. Marines)From Yahoo News/AP:
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – The Pentagon spent more than $1 billion and 12 years developing a high-speed vehicle made to carry Marines from sea to shore only to have it fail miserably in 2006. It was overweight, sprung leaks and constantly broke down.
The Marine Corps and contractor General Dynamics Corp. now face another critical test. A failure this week for the vehicles designed to replace a Vietnam-era fleet could doom the $27 billion program.
Any "show stopper" problems discovered during the review will be weighed to determine if the service's so-called Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program moves forward to the next phase, Marine Corps spokesman Dave Branham said last week.
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My Comment: All that money spent .... and it does not work preoerly and according to specs.