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Lima Army Tank Plant
The Army is making a series of penny-wise and pound-foolish decisions to save money by gutting its industrial base. One such move is the ill-conceived proposal to shut its only tank plant for three years, and then reopen it when upgrades of the Abrams tank resume in 2017. But like other plans
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Date:
5/7/2012
In a move that surprised no one, the air and land forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee has voted to give the Army more money than it requested for heavy armor next year so that the service does not mothball the Lima Army Tank Plant. Lima is the only industrial facility in the
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Date:
4/27/2012
Facing increased budget pressures, the U.S. Army is looking for ways of reducing costs. One step it has come up with is to shut its sole plant for manufacturing M-1 tanks for three years. Beginning in 2013, the Army wants to close the doors at the Lima Army Tank Plant (LATP) in Ohio until 2016 when
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Date:
4/21/2011


