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Marines put new amphibious vehicle to the test in first at-sea drill
The service first put the new ACV, which replaces the decades-old amphibious assault vehicle, to use overseas in May, Marine Corps Times previously reported. BAE Systems won the contract to ...
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The Marine Corps’ first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam is almost here. Here’s who will get them first
will first receive the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, according to Ashley Calingo, a spokeswoman for Marine Corps Systems Command. The ACV is intended to ...
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Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicles Mark Operational Debut in Pacific Exercise
The new 8-wheeled combat vehicles built by ... “Today’s training is a proof of concept across the Marine Corps for successful ACV employment in its intended environment.” ...
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Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat
US Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, with the assistance from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), tested the Marine ...
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Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam
The Corps’s first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam ... 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 in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean
Since IED's were the most lethal weapons used against AAVs, the new ACV was designed to take a blast from an IED, continue the mission and bring Marines home safely. "I am loyal to tracks ...
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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) ...