{"id":53124,"date":"2018-06-19T21:54:09","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/19\/bae-wins-marine-corps-contract-to-build-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:46:32","slug":"bae-wins-marine-corps-contract-to-build-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/06\/19\/bae-wins-marine-corps-contract-to-build-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE wins Marine Corps contract to build new amphibious combat vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2016\/12\/13\/bae-systems-delivers-first-amphibious-combat-vehicle-prototypes-to-marine-corps\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">BAE Systems<\/a> has won a contract to build the Marine Corps\u2019 new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/09\/20\/commandant-amphibious-vehicles-will-be-vital-in-future-shore-combat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">amphibious combat vehicle<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/navy-league\/2018\/04\/09\/marine-corps-nearing-contract-award-for-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">a competitive evaluation period<\/a> where BAE\u2019s vehicle was pitted against an offering from SAIC.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract allows for the company to enter into low-rate initial production with 30 vehicles expected to be delivered by fall of 2019, valued at $198 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines plan to field 204 of the vehicles. The total value of the contract with all options exercised is expected to amount to about $1.2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awarding of the contract gets the Corps \u201cone step closer to delivering this capability to the Marines,\u201d John Garner, Program Executive Officer, Land Systems Marine Corps, said during a media round table held Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Corps isn\u2019t quite done refining its new ACV. The vehicle is expected to undergo incremental changes with added new requirements and modernization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps is already working on the requirements for ACV 1.2, which will include a lethality upgrade for the amphibous vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE\u2019s ACV vehicle will eventually replace the Corps\u2019 legacy amphibious vehicle, but through a phased approach. The Assault Amphibious Vehicle is currently undergoing survivability upgrades to keep the Cold War era vehicle ticking into 2035. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems and SAIC were both awarded roughly $100 million each in November 2015 to deliver 16 prototypes to the Marine Corps for evaluation in anticipation of a down select to one vendor in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2015\/11\/24\/bae-saic-named-as-finalists-in-marines-acv-competition\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">BAE, SAIC Named as Finalists in Marines ACV Competition<\/a><\/i>]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All government testing of the prototypes concluded the first week of December 2017 and the Marine Corps issued its request for proposals the first week in January 2018. Operational tests also began concurrently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government testing included land reliability testing, survivability and blast testing and water testing \u2014 both ship launch and recovery as well as surf transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operational evaluations included seven prototypes each from both SAIC and BAE Systems, six participated and one spare was kept for backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems\u2019 partnered with Italian company Iveco Defense Vehicles to build its ACV offering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/sas\/2017\/04\/05\/bae-systems-completes-amphibious-combat-vehicle-shipboard-testing\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">BAE Systems completes Amphibious Combat Vehicle shipboard testing<\/a><\/i>]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the features BAE believed were particularly attractive for a new ACV is that it has space for 13 embarked Marines and a crew of three, which keeps the rifle squad together. The engine\u2019s strength is 690 horsepower over the old engine\u2019s 560 horsepower, and it runs extremely quietly. The vehicle has a V-shaped hull to protect against underbody blasts, and the seat structure is completely suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAIC\u2019s vehicle, which was built in Charleston, South Carolina, offered improved traction through a central tire-inflation system to automatically increase or decrease tire pressure. 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