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Marine Corps Approves BAE Systems’ ACV For Full-Rate Production, Places $184.4 Million Order For 36 Vehicles

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Marine Corps Approves BAE Systems’ ACV For Full-Rate Production, Places $184.4 Million Order For 36 Vehicles
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)

The Marine Corps has approved BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) for full-rate production and has placed a $184.4 million order for 36 vehicles. Marine Corps officials also announced Wednesday evening the ACV program reached Initial Operational Capability on Nov. 13. “As the ACV enters into service it will be providing highly advanced solutions for conducting maritime-based warfare operations and will play a vital role in the Marine Corps’ complex and challenging missions,” John Swift, BAE Systems’ director of amphibious…

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