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Navy/USMC

Amphibious Assault Vehicle Upgrades Enter Production

Thursday, August 24th, 2017

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Amphibious Assault Vehicle Upgrades Enter Production

Assault Amphibious Vehicle Photo: BAE Systems

Upgraded versions of the Marine Corps’ legacy amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) were cleared for production this week under a milestone C decision that also resulted in an $11 million contract for Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] to begin the work.The AAV survivability upgrade program entered low-rate initial production (LRIP) on Aug. 17, according to the Marine Corps. On Aug. 22, the service handed SAIC a contract to overhaul three legacy command-and-control AAVs with the SU design.AAV SU upgrades the existing…

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