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Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat
"As we look to replace the legacy platform (Amphibious Assault Vehicle), it goes without saying the ACV needs to do exactly what the AAV does." The multi-day test consisted of embarking and ...
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Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean
The ACV will be replacing the Amphibious Assault Vehicle starting in late 2020. The AAV has been in service since 1972, serving in countries around the world. The AAV has been the go-to vehicle to ...
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Amphibious Combat Vehicle-Command is Ready for Action
The 8x8 wheeled vehicles were developed to supplement and replace the aging Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV), which first entered service in 1972. Production of the ACV personal carrier (ACV-P ...
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US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 30mm cannon now in full production
Designed to replace the Corps’ aging Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV), which has been in service since 1972, the ACV will be the primary means of tactical mobility for the Marine infantry ...
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The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War
The Corps’s first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam, the ACV is expected to replace the service’s arsenal of Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) that have been in service since the 1970s.
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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, the ACV is expected to replace the ... Corps has invested in trying to replace the AAV,” said PEO Land Systems Advanced Amphibious ...