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BAE Systems Receives $169 Million Lot 2 Production Order For 33 More ACVs

BAE Systems Receives $169 Million Lot 2 Production Order For 33 More ACVs
U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle ashore during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 18, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)

BAE Systems said Monday it has received a $169 million production order from the Marine Corps covering delivery of 33 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV). The Lot 2 full-rate production order, officially awarded on Dec. 23, arrives as BAE Systems is set to complete deliveries of low-rate initial production (LRIP) ACVs by the end of this month. “BAE Systems is dedicated to helping the Marines meet their expeditionary and Force Design 2030 needs,” John Swift, the company’s director of amphibious…

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