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Article: Marine Corps Releases Market Surveys For LAV Anti-Tank Turret, Fire Support.

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February 19, 2003
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By Neil Baumgardner

The Marine Corps last week released market surveys seeking information from possible suppliers of a new anti-armor system (AAS) turret and enhanced fire support system (EFSS) for its fleet of LAV light armored vehicles made by Canada's General Motors Defense [GM].

According to the LAV-AAS market survey, the Marine Corps is seeking to replace the current Emerson 901 "Hammerhead" turrets, armed with Raytheon's [RTN] Tube-launched Optically-tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missiles, that equip its LAV Anti-Tank (LAV-AT) variant vehicles.

However, the LAV-AAS effort may not necessarily result in a new turret, John Wagner, with the ...

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