USMC begins amphib development
Contracts for the USMC’s new amphibious vehicle have been awarded to two companies so they can begin development.
With this milestone, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Phase 1, Increment 1 (1.1) has now entered the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) stage. The new vehicles will replace the ageing AAV7A1 amphibious vehicles.
The contracts, issued on 24 November are worth a total of $225 million, were awarded to BAE Systems Land & Armaments and SAIC which were selected from a field of five competitors. BAE's contract is for $103.8 million, while SAIC's is for $121.5 million.
According to William Taylor, Marine Corps
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