Top Marine generals are privately debating whether to again insist on acquiring an amphibious assault vehicle designed to move very swiftly in water despite the risk of soaring costs.rnMarine Corps leaders are divided over whether to make high water speed a requirement for the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle program, with some arguing the speed is needed and others warning it would render the system unaffordable like its predecessor, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, service and industry sources told Inside the Pentagon.
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