The US Army is in procurement hell.
First they've managed to almost...not quite but almost combine their Ground Combat Vehicle Program with their M-113 Replacement Program....
They're proceeding with these programs despite having difficulty describing the need for them and they're making these procurement decisions without any acknowledgement of combat in the Pacific.
Suggestion:
They then need to piggy back on the USMC's Marine Personnel Carrier buy. If the Army is going to be effective and a player in the Pacific then they need a couple of things that the MPC will provide.
1. Fully amphibious.
2. A capability to carry at least 9 fully equipped Marines/Soldiers.
3. Ship board capability from the start.
4. An established supply chain.
Lets be quite honest here.
The Army doesn't appear to know what it wants and why it wants it. Teaming with the Marine Corps on the MPC will show that they're serious about participating and planning for warfare in the Far East.
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The Marine Corps can help this process by separating the MPC from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle and AAV upgrade offices.
Time to get this done.