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Marines Near Awards To GD, Textron For ARV-30 Prototypes, Eyes EMD Phase In FY ‘26

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 23rd, 2024

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Marines Near Awards To GD, Textron For ARV-30 Prototypes, Eyes EMD Phase In FY ‘26

General Dynamics Land Systems' Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle prototype. Photo: GD Land Systems.

The Marine Corps is nearing awards to General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] and Textron Systems [TXT] to build 30mm turreted versions of their Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) prototypes, as the service also eyes moving the new combat vehicle program into the engineering and manufacturing development phase in fiscal year 2026. A pair of notices published last week announced the Marine Corps’ intent to task the two firms with each building one ARV Medium Caliber Autocannon (ARV-30) prototype and awards are…

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