The Marine Corps is engaged in cost negotiations to drive down the price of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle program as funding shortfalls and rising prices put the program's acquisition objectives of 175 ACV-30 variants and 632 total ACVs at risk. The service received higher-than-expected pricing from contractor BAE Systems for full-rate production lots five and six of the ACV-30, a mission role variant equipped with a 30mm gun turret system . Cost growth combined with funding cuts imposed by the...
