BAE Systems awarded $544 million in vehicle contracts
The US Army has a programme to buy almost 3,000 AMPVs. (Photo: BAE Systems)
The two contracts are for Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs) as part of previously awarded contract agreements worth billions of dollars.
BAE Systems Land & Armaments has been awarded a US$357 million contract for additional AMPVs for the US Army and $188 million for 30 medium-calibre cannon mission role ACV (ACV-30) variants for the US Marine Corps (USMC).
The two contracts are part of a series of rolling awards for the vehicles including a $754 million deal in March 2024 and $224 million in March 2023 for AMPVs and a $79 million in April 2024, $153 million in March 2022 and $211 million in November 2023 for ACV work.
The ACV contract is itself part of a larger deal which, if
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