Marine Corps awards ACV-30 contracts, plans to buy and integrate turret system separately

By Nick Wilson / April 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Marine Corps has awarded a $188 million contract to BAE Systems for the first batch of full-rate production 30mm cannon variant Amphibious Combat Vehicles following price negotiations that sought to lower ACV-30 costs, BAE announced today at Modern Day Marine. Under a new Marine Corps procurement plan, the base vehicle from BAE and the Kongsberg-made Protector Remote Turret 20 (RT-20) weapon system will be purchased and delivered separately, and then integrated at Naval Information Warfare Integration Center Atlantic in...

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