:

Navy/USMC

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

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

SHARE:

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…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]