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BAE Systems Receives $184 Million Order From Marine Corps For 36 More ACVs

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BAE Systems Receives $184 Million Order From Marine Corps For 36 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 has received a new $184 million order from the Marine Corps for 36 more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV), the Pentagon announced Wednesday evening. This is the Marine Corps’ second full-rate production order for ACV, with deliveries under the latest deal expected to begin in 2022. “The exercising of this option validates years of teamwork in partnership with the Marines to provide the most adaptable amphibious vehicle possible to meet their expeditionary needs,” John Swift, BAE Systems’ director of…

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