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BAE Systems Soliciting Unmanned Weapon Systems For Turreted ACV Variant

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019

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BAE Systems Soliciting Unmanned Weapon Systems For Turreted ACV Variant

BAE Systems' Amphibious Combat Vehicle at the 2018 Modern Day Marine. (Photo: Matthew Beinart)

QUANTICO, Va. -- BAE Systems has started soliciting offerings to find an unmanned weapon system for the turreted variant of the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), with plans to award up to three contracts to evaluate options, a company official said Tuesday. John Swift, BAE Systems’ director of amphibious programs, told Defense Daily at the Modern Day Marine conference here the company will test unmanned turrets in the first quarter of 2020 before choosing a final capability next summer.…

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