The US Marines Corps (USMC) plans to deploy its first four 8×8 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) in March 2024, learned at SAE Media Group's Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability (FAVS) 2023 conference held in London from 13 to 15 November..
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Marines Defend ACV Development as Program Matures
February 19, 2021 11:38 AM
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, is staged in preparation to depart the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the vehicle’s developmental testing off the shore of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps’ 20-year odyssey to replace its 1970s-era amphibious vehicle has hit more than a few roadblocks, but after months of operational testing, the service says the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle program is on its way to joining the fleet in earnest.
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Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle in February 2019. Managed by Program Executive Officer Land Systems, the ACV was approved for Initial Operational Capability on Nov. 13 and for . more > By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times - Monday, December 14, 2020
The Marine Corps has fielded its new “Amphibious Combat Vehicle,” military officials said, taking a major step forward in replacing a decades-old system and giving U.S. Marines a safer, faster method of getting ashore in 21st-century war zones.