Major players bid for chance to build US Marine Corps’ next recon vehicle May 4
U.S. Marines drive to a checkpoint during Cold Response 14, a multinational exercise in northern Norway. The service wants to replace the LAV-25 with a new advanced reconnaissance vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps) WASHINGTON Several major industry players have bid for a chance to build the U.S. Marine Corps’ next reconnaissance vehicle as the service embarks on a prototyping effort to replace its aging fleet of lightly armored vehicles. Incumbent General Dynamics Land Systems which is the manufacturer of the Light Armored Vehicle-25 currently in service announced it submitted an advanced reconnaissance vehicle, or ARV, prototype proposal by the Marine Corps’ May 3 deadline.