{"id":26049,"date":"2020-05-11T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T14:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/11\/no-tanks-but-the-corps-is-still-looking-for-an-lav-replacement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:57:13","slug":"no-tanks-but-the-corps-is-still-looking-for-an-lav-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2020\/05\/11\/no-tanks-but-the-corps-is-still-looking-for-an-lav-replacement\/","title":{"rendered":"No tanks, but the Corps is still looking for an LAV replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Corps plans to scrap its tank battalions the Marines are still in pursuit of a new armored reconnaissance vehicle to replace the legacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/09\/11\/two-lav-replacement-prototypes-to-be-evaluated-by-the-marines-by-the-end-of-2020\/\" target=_blank>light armored vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s called the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle, and Marine Corps Systems Command noted in a news release that prototypes from two vendors should be ready for evaluations by the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps says it expects a final request for prototype proposal by spring 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/04\/01\/top-marines-says-light-armored-reconnaissance-is-outmoded-on-future-battlefield\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LAV-firing-europe.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top Marine says Light Armored Reconnaissance is outmoded on future battlefield<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cLight Armored Reconnaissance today is built great for another Desert Shield, Desert Storm,\u201d Berger said Wednesday. \u201cI don\u2019t see that likelihood as being very great.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, the Corps announced it had selected two vendors, General Dynamics and SAIC, to design and build full-scale prototypes of the new ARV vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Corps Systems Command detailed in the news release that an assessment had \u201cidentified shortfalls and gaps in capability\u201d when the legacy LAV was pitted against a peer threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. 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