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Incumbents Shut Out Competition In Marine Corps ACV Competition

Wednesday, November 25th, 2015

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Incumbents Shut Out Competition In Marine Corps ACV Competition

TERREX 2 completes swim test in Charleston, South Carolina. During the past decade, SAIC has upgraded more than 40,000 vehicles for the DoD in its 360,000 sq. ft. production facility in Charleston.

Incumbents won the day on Tuesday when the Marine Corps chose BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] to build prototypes for its new amphibious combat vehicle (ACV).BAE is the manufacturer of the 1970s-era amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) the new 8-wheeled ACV will replace. SAIC is on contract to modify and upgrade a portion of the current AAV fleet until the new vehicle comes on line in sufficient numbers.“We have been the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) for the Marine…

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