29 June 2021

USMC details fielding plans for Amphibious Combat Vehicle

by Ashley Roque

The US Marine Corps (USMC) intends to continue purchasing two Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) variants next year and has detailed plans to field two additional variants to the force later this decade.

Service leaders have been testifying before Congressional committees in recent weeks about their fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request, which includes USD532 million to purchase 92 additional ACVs as part of the second full-rate prosecution lot. If approved, the buy would cover 78 ACV personnel carrier (ACV-P) vehicles and 14 ACV command (ACV-C) vehicles, according to budget documents.

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