DARPA Contest For New USMC Amphib

[LongBlade]

There's a contest that will soon start offering a total of $4 for a new Marine Amphibious vehicle.

The winner of the first phase, to design the new vehicle's engine, suspension, and other motive systems, will get a $1 million prize. Should a team win all three phases -- drivetrain, chassis, and the whole vehicle -- it would take home $4 million. Ultimately, if DARPA's winner proves superior to the results of a traditional Pentagon competition among major defense firms, it could become the Marine Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle.

Source: http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/02/wanna-build-a-tank-darpa-offers-1m-prize-for-marine-amphib/

[Staggerwing]

There's a contest that will soon start offering a total of $4 for a new Marine Amphibious vehicle.

Source: http://defense.aol.com/2012/10/02/wanna-build-a-tank-darpa-offers-1m-prize-for-marine-amphib/

That's just crazy! We can't waste all that money on new weapons systems when our servicemen- and women are short on the basics they need.
I mean, you could buy probably two whole MRE's with all that money! For Shame!

[eyebiter]

Do they really expect a future invasion force to be launched over the horizon?.  Traditional landing craft would be too slow.  They should use GEV technology.