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Home» News»U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles from BAE Systems
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle exits USS Somerset during testing off of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, January 29, 2020. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle exits USS Somerset during testing off of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, January 29, 2020. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels

U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Amphibious Combat Vehicles from BAE Systems

BAE Systems has received a $113.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for an additional 26 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of the program.

Xavier Vavasseur 27 Feb 2020

BAE Systems press release

This award brings the total vehicle orders for the ACV to 116, and moves the program closer to full-rate production.

The ACV is a highly mobile, survivable and adaptable platform for conducting rapid ship-to-shore operations and brings enhanced combat power to the battlefield. BAE Systems has been in low-rate production since 2018 on the personnel carrier variant in the ACV family, which is envisioned to consist of additional variants including command and control, 30mm medium caliber turret, and recovery versions.

“The ACV provides the most survivable and mobile amphibious vehicle to the U.S. Marines Corps for supporting the warfighters’ ability to successfully execute their unique expeditionary missions. This award further demonstrates our commitment to that mission, it’s an important milestone for the program and represents a major step toward full rate production.”


John Swift, director of amphibious programs at BAE Systems

The BAE Systems team and the U.S. Marine Corps have been making significant strides to reach full-rate production, including the successful completion of Logistics Demonstration as a critical enabler for the program to move into Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) with trained U.S. Marine maintainers. This and other major milestones such as operator training and additional testing will take place before full-rate production.

Amphibious Combat Vehicle exiting the surf
Amphibious Combat Vehicle exiting the surf

The Marine Corps selected BAE Systems along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles for the ACV program to replace its legacy fleet of Assault Amphibious Vehicles, which have been in service for decades and were also built by BAE Systems.

ACV production and support is taking place at BAE Systems locations in Stafford, Virginia; San Jose, California; Sterling Heights, Michigan; Aiken, South Carolina; and York, Pennsylvania.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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