BAE Systems installs new engine for next-gen amphib vehicle offering

By Lee Hudson / April 22, 2016 at 4:11 PM
YORK, PA -- BAE Systems has made one modification to its next-generation amphibious vehicle offering before building prototypes it will deliver to the Marine Corps next spring -- a new engine that provides an additional 150 horsepower. John Swift, BAE Systems program director, told Inside the Navy here April 22 the company decided to install a more powerful engine in preparation of Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.2. The Marine Corps has not started drafting a capabilities development document for ACV...

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