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Marine Corps May Decide On ARV Path Forward By Late Summer, BAE Systems Official Says

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

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Marine Corps May Decide On ARV Path Forward By Late Summer, BAE Systems Official Says

BAE Systems' ACV C4/UAS at Modern Day Marine 2022 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

BAE Systems anticipates the Marine Corps may decide how it will move ahead on its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) program by late summer, a company official told reporters on Monday. The Marine Corps is currently evaluating a version of BAE Systems’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) integrated with a suite of C4/UAS capabilities as well two competitive prototypes from General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] and Textron Systems [TXT] as it charts a path forward for the ARV effort. “All of our…

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