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Marine Personnel Carrier
Technology Demonstrator of the Marine Personnel Carrier
TypeWheeled armored personnel carrier
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerU.S. Marines
Specifications
Crew2
PassengersMPC-Personnel:8-9

The Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) is a wheeled armored personnel carrier under development for acquisition by the United States Marine Corps. The program was canceled in 2013 but resurrected in 2014 as part of phase one of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle.[1]

  1. ^ Freedberg Jr., Sydney J. (2 April 2014). "A Sneak Peek At Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle". breakingdefense.com. Breaking Media, Inc. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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