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Marine Corps ACV Deal With BAE Systems Expected To Total $1.2 Billion, 700 Vehicles

Marine Corps ACV Deal With BAE Systems Expected To Total $1.2 Billion, 700 Vehicles
BAE Systems' ACV. David Schacher Photography LLC

BAE Systems' new deal with the Marine Corps to deliver Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) is expected to be worth $1.2 billion and include a total delivery of 700 vehicles as the service looks to phase out its legacy fleet by 2020. The Marine Corps on Tuesday selected BAE over SAIC [SAIC] to produce its next-generation ACV, an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier, with an initial $198 million deal to deliver 30 vehicles beginning in fall 2019 (Defense Daily, June 19).“We are…

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