BAE Systems to begin delivery of 30 LRIP Amphibious Combat Vehicles next summer

By Mallory Shelbourne / September 25, 2018 at 3:47 PM
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, VA -- BAE Systems predicts it will begin delivering 30 low-rate initial production Amphibious Combat Vehicles to the Marine Corps next summer, slightly ahead of the previous fall 2019 projection. John Swift, BAE Systems' program director for amphibious vehicles, told reporters today the company will deliver the ACV in increments of between two and five per month starting in "late summer" of 2019. "[The] contract award [was] June 16 and we’re already building hulls. That's a...

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