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USMC to Receive More ACVs
The U.S. Marine Corps(USMC) recently awarded a contract to BAE Systems, who along with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles, will deliver an additional 26 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase of the programme. This award brings the total vehicle orders for the ACV to 116 and moves the programme closer to full-rate production.
The ACV is an advanced 8x8 open ocean-capable vehicle that is equipped with a new six-cylinder, 700hp engine, which provides a significant power increase over the legacy fleet currently in service. The vehicle delivers best-in-class mobility in all terrain and has a suspended interior seat structure for 13 embarked Marines, blast-mitigating positions for a crew of three, and improved survivability and force protection over currently fielded systems.
Current low-rate production is focused on the ACV-P variant. Further special variants will be added under full rate production within the ACV Family of Vehicles programme. Iveco Defence Vehicles and BAE Systems previously received the Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 awards.
Legacy Design
The 8x8 platform offers a unique mix of true open-ocean amphibious capability, land mobility, survivability, payload, and growth potential to accommodate the evolving operational needs of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
In 2015, after the USMC issued a Request for Proposal for the ACV programme, BAE Systems was awarded one of two Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) contracts to produce 16 prototype ACV vehicles with teammate Iveco Defence Vehicles. At the time of the award, the ACV solution had already undergone extensive testing including water and land mobility, ship launch and recovery, and survivability. In December 2016, the first of the 16 prototypes to the USMC was delivered ahead of schedule.
BAE Systems has long been a trusted supplier to the Marine Corps across multiple domains and has more than 70 years of experience designing and building amphibious vehicles. The ACV offering was born out of a combination of BAE Systems’ amphibious legacy and Iveco Defence Vehicles’ long history of producing more than 30,000 multi-purpose armoured vehicles. By leveraging an existing proven platform design, a unique prototype vehicle was developed that was built from the start as an amphibious vehicle. Some of the other features of the vehicle include:
Ship to Shore
The ACV solution has greater ship-to-shore objective capability than that of any similar vehicle in the world reportedly. In fact, ACV have already completed several sea demonstrations conducted including operating in Sea State 3 conditions. During these demonstrations, the ACV offering proved its ability to successfully perform ship launch and recovery – an important requirement of the ACV programme.
On Land
Additionally, ACVs are equipped with a robust 690HP engine, providing a significant power increase over the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) – has a range of more than 325 miles on land before refuelling and can travel at speeds in excess of 65 miles per hour. Both sea and land performance are important capabilities for the Marines as they want to execute their missions quickly and effectively.
Payload and Survivability
While ACV meets performance requirements, it also has increased payload to carry and transport Marines more comfortably. It can carry 13 embarked Marines and three crew with internal storage capacity for all their equipment and two days of supplies.
Moreover, as threats continue to evolve worldwide, the ability to offset the range and precision of modern weapons has become increasingly challenging, making these operations more complex and dangerous. As a result, the USMC needs an ACV solution that can protect its Marine Infantry forces in the face of these evolving threats. To meet the USMC’s survivability needs, the BAE-Iveco ACV offering contains a blast resistant hull and energy absorbing seats. This design provides MRAP+ survivability, which was demonstrated during government testing.
Growth Potential
Threats will continue to evolve and so will the need for more protection, which is why BAE-Iveco have also built their ACV solution to have significant growth potential. The vehicle can accommodate growth for future technologies or requirements and also accommodate a wide array of direct and indirect fire weapon systems.
The companies and the U.S. Marine Corps have been making significant strides to reach full-rate production, including the successful completion of Logistics Demonstration as a critical enabler for the programme to move into Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) with trained U.S. Marine maintainers. This and other major milestones such as operator training and additional testing will take place before full-rate production.
As a leading provider of protected and integrated mobility solutions to military and civil protection customers, Iveco Defence Vehicles brings proven experience, having designed and built more than 30,000 multi-purpose, protected and armoured military vehicles in service.
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