The Marine Corps has approved the survivability upgrade effort of its legacy amphibious vehicle to enter low-rate initial production, according to an official. Col. Wendell Leimbach, program manager for advanced amphibious assault, told Inside Defense this week the milestone decision authority on Aug. 17 approved 18 LRIP vehicles for the Assault Amphibious Vehicle SU program following a successful operational assessment. The service awarded Science Applications International Corp. a firm-fixed-price modification of $11 million to rebuild the first three AAV command...
