BAE Systems along with teammate IVECO Defence Vehicles receives $169 million production contract from U.S Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles
Bolzano, February 16, 2022 - The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs).
The contract award of $169 million is for 33 vehicles. The ACV is proven and highly mobile, capable of conducting rapid ship-to-objective maneuvers and delivering enhanced combat power to the Fleet Marine Forces. The follow-on contract represents a concrete proof of the commitment, the proactive approach, the great teamwork that BAE Systems and Iveco Defence Vehicles have developed in the last few years.
Iveco Defence Vehicles is providing its 8x8 amphibious armored platforms, which represents the optimum balance of sea and land mobility and survivability. The ACV is an advanced 8x8 open-ocean capable vehicle, which provides best in class performance and protection with improved survivability and force protection over currently fielded systems.
BAE Systems, along with Iveco Defence Vehicles, is already under contract to deliver two variants of the ACV Family of Vehicles to the Marine Corps: the ACV personnel variant (ACV-P) and the ACV command variant (ACV-C). Iveco Defence Vehicles and BAE Systems were awarded the first full-rate ACV production Lot 1 contract option in December 2020 for the first 36 vehicles and the second option in February of 2021 for an additional 36 vehicles.
As a leading provider of protected and integrated mobility solutions to military and civil protection customers, Iveco Defence Vehicles brings proven experience, having designed and built more than 30,000 multi-purpose, protected and armored military vehicles in service today.
