ACVs are designed to transport Marines from naval ships to shore and achieved initial operational capability status in November 2020.
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems has received a $184 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under a contract option.
In December, BAE Systems received approval to begin full-rate production of ACVs and received a $184 million contract modification to produce an initial 36 vehicles for the service branch’s ship-to-shore operations.
This option on the contract increases the total number of vehicles to 72 at a total value of $366 million.
