EFV platform 'not intended to be IED-proof', says marine general

摘要

A US Marine Corps (USMC) general defending the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) to Congress noted that the platform has a somewhat vulnerable underbelly but is not intended to operate in an environment with roadside bombs.rnThe EFV is projected to be the USMC's next-generation self-deploying amphibious vehicle that can land armour ashore at high speeds. "One of the benefits of being able to come from the sea is you're not necessarily locked into a certain location or a certain beach to be able to do it," Lieutenant General George Flynn, deputy commandant for combat development and inte-rngration, told Congress during a 25 March hearing.