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Navy/USMC

Marines Choose SAIC Over BAE Systems For Next AAV Upgrade Phase

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, March 6th, 2015

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Marines Choose SAIC Over BAE Systems For Next AAV Upgrade Phase

Assault Amphibious Vehicle Photo: BAE Systems

The Marine's Program Executive Officer--Land Systems (PEO-LS) selected SAIC [SAIC] over BAE Systems as it exercised $53 million in options under a prime contract award for initial upgrades to 10 Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) prototypes.BAE, which introduced the AAV in 1984, said in a statement, “We are disappointed by this decision, and look forward to understanding the Marine Corps’ rationale through participation in the debrief process.”The single-award, firm fixed-price contract builds upon SAIC's previously announced $16 million initial engineering work…

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