The U.S. Marine Corps is terminating its Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV7) survivability upgrade program, InsideDefense reports. It will instead acquire a larger fleet of new Amphibious Combat Vehicles. Marine Corps spokesman Manny Pachecho said the decision stems from a renewed focus on modernization in support of the National Defense Strategy, according to InsideDefense.com. The service issued a 90-day partial stop work order to Science Applications International Corp, but SAIC said they will still delivery four vehicles over the 90-day period.
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BAE Systems teamed with Iveco with a version of the Italian SuperAV, and beat out a version of the Terrex 2 offered by SAIC/ST Kinetics (Picture source: US Naval Institute)
BAE Systems teamed with Iveco with a version of the Italian SuperAV, and beat out a version of the Terrex 2 offered by SAIC/ST Kinetics (Picture source: US Naval Institute)
