The San Bernardino Sun12h
Marines get more ocean time with new transport in training exercise off Camp Pendleton
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which is replacing an aging troop transport, had early struggles that officials say they are ...
Task & Purpose20d
The Marine Corps’ first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam is almost here. Here’s who will get them first
The I MEF, which includes the 1st Marine Division, will first receive the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, according to Ashley Calingo, a spokeswoman for ...
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US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 30mm cannon now in full production
The US Marine Corps has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract to supply long-lead items for its Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm program (ACV-30). According to Kongsberg, this signals the ...
Task & Purpose4y
Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam
The Corps in June 2018 awarded $198 million in contract options to BAE Systems to produce 30 low-rate production ACV vehicles. As Marine Corps Times noted in January 2019, the service is angling ...
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Marines put new amphibious vehicle to the test in first at-sea drill
Marines conducted a complex at-sea readiness rehearsal for combat with the service's new amphibious combat vehicle for the first time while their comrades worked on coastal defense training with ...
Orange County Register8mon
Camp Pendleton Marines take new amphibious vehicle on first deployment after early training issues
The ACV was kept off a 2022 deployment, and crews and troops were re-trained to operate and drive the vehicles. Christopher Melkonian, deputy manager for the Marines’ Advanced Amphibious Assault ...
Orange County Register6d
A first for the Marines and Camp Pendleton as ACVs return from Indo-Pacific deployment
3 years after deadly accident, Marines make progress in new amphibious vehicle training Another ACV flips in surf zone during training at Camp Pendleton Marines revise training with new troop ...
Business Insider5y
Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean
As the most feared fighting force in the world, it is imperative Marines advance their capabilities along with it. The Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle is here to improve Marines' amphibious ...
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Next-gen tactical decision aid: A naval system-of-systems approach
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Research Development Center ...
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Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat
The testing was the first time Marines have taken the ACV on and off of a naval vessel through the well deck, assessing and verifying the vehicle's ability to integrate with naval shipping.
Shephard Media15d
US Marines to receive first GDLS Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 30mm in October
The US Marine Corps (USMC) will receive the first General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) ...
Morningstar25d
BAE Systems Amphibious Combat Vehicle makes debut in Middle East at IDEX
BAE Systems leveraged its expertise and long-standing partnership with the U.S. Marine Corps to design and deliver the ACV to meet the unique requirements of modern expeditionary warfare.