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Navy/USMC

Lockheed Martin Goes Solo With New Amphibious Combat Vehicle

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

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Lockheed Martin Goes Solo With New Amphibious Combat Vehicle

Lockheed Martin's Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) offering.

QUANTICO, Va.—On Tuesday morning at the Modern Day Marine exposition, Lockheed Martin [LMT] will unveil its new offering for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program: an 8x8 wheeled vehicle it developed itself after splitting with Finnish vehicle maker Patria.The new offering carries over some features of the 8x8 Havoc vehicle the company originally planned to submit for the ACV competition, such as its blast hull and suspension architecture. However, Lockheed Martin officials said the vehicle offers more excess capacity for…

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