The U.S. Marine Corps has received an amphibious combat vehicle variant from BAE Systems and will test the performance of the new model in command-and-control mission scenarios. BAE developed the ACV-Command platform with workstations to support on-the-move digital communications and analysis work for combat operations.
Read More »USMC Exercises $184M Option on BAE Amphibious Combat Vehicle Production Contract
The U.S. Marine Corps has exercised a $184 million contract option to procure additional amphibious combat vehicles from BAE Systems, increasing the number of ACV full-rate production units ordered by the branch to 72. “The ACV was designed to meet the Marines' needs of today while allowing for growth to meet future mission role requirements," said John Swift, director of amphibious programs at BAE.
Read More »BAE’s John Swift: Marines Likely to Receive Initial Amphibious Combat Vehicles in Summer
John Swift, a program director at BAE Systems, has said the company is likely to deliver the first batch of new amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps in the summer, Marine Corps Times reported Friday. Swift added that BAE aims to complete delivery of 30 lot 1 ACVs by the end of …
Read More »Report: BAE, Iveco Wrap Up Shipboard Testing Phase for Amphibious Vehicle Prototype
BAE Systems and its partner Iveco Defense Vehicles have concluded the shipboard testing phase off the coast of Italy for a prototype amphibious combat vehicle the companies built for the U.S. Marine Corps, Defense News reported Wednesday. Jen Judson writes John Swift, ACV program manager at BAE, told the publication Wednesday …
Read More »Marine Corps to Test BAE, SAIC Amphibious Combat Vehicle Prototypes in 2017; John Swift Comments
The U.S. Marine Corps is scheduled to test prototypes of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle from BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. in 2017, Marine Corps Times reported Wednesday. Jeff Schogol writes the service branch plans to select one manufacturer in 2018 that would build the new ACVs designed to replace its …
Read More »BAE to Ship First Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle; John Swift Comments
BAE Systems U.S. subsidiary plans to transport to Marine Corps Base Quantico the first Amphibious Combat Vehicle produced under a $104 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps, USNI News reported Wednesday. Megan Eckstein writes the vehicle is the first unit BAE Systems Inc. manufactured in a production environment and the ACV incorporates a …
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