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Marine Corps Orders 31 More ACV-30s From BAE, Kongsberg Nabs First Deal For Turrets

Marine Corps Orders 31 More ACV-30s From BAE, Kongsberg Nabs First Deal For Turrets
ACV-30 production representative test vehicle. Photo: BAE Systems.

The Marine Corps on Monday awarded BAE Systems $181.1 million for 31 more turreted variant Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV-30) and placed its first production order with Norway’s Kongsberg to provide the weapon systems for the vehicle. Kongsberg received a $118 million full-rate production order covering 101 of its 30mm MCT-30 remote turrets for integration on ACV-30s, the Pentagon announced. “Kongsberg is honored to support the U.S. Marine Corps by equipping them with increased firepower and capacity,” Eirik Lie, president of…

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