Amphibious Combat Vehicle program working on fixes to testing issues

By Aidan Quigley / July 15, 2021 at 2:42 PM
(Editor's Note: Subsequent to publication, the ACV program office informed Inside Defense the unit cost is under $6 million. The GAO annual acquisitions report stated the cost per unit is $8 million.) The Marine Corps is working on fixes to address issues that arose during the Amphibious Combat Vehicle program's testing, including implementing improvements to reduce tire change turnaround time. While the Pentagon's top weapons tester found that the ACV outperformed the legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicle across all mission...

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