USMC amending delivery schedule for next-gen amphib vehicle effort

By Lee Hudson / June 2, 2017 at 4:35 PM
The Marine Corps is modifying the delivery schedule for one next-generation amphibious vehicle vendor because of technical problems with the company's offering. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 program requires 16 prototypes for testing from its two vendors, BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. "During the development and delivery of a unique and modern platform like ACV 1.1, it's not uncommon to encounter challenges and SAIC acknowledges that we experienced some technical issues in our initial deliveries," SAIC spokeswoman...

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