Amphibious Combat Vehicle

"Amphibious combat vehicle" redirects here. For the category of military vehicles, see Amphibious vehicle § Tracked.
Not to be confused with the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle, now known as the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle.
Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle assigned to the US 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion in 2021
TypeAmphibious assault vehicle
Place of originUnited States, Italy
Service history
Used byUnited States Marine Corps
Production history
Designerbased on Iveco SuperAV
ManufacturerIveco and BAE Systems
Developed fromIveco SuperAV
Unit cost
  • ACV-P: USD $5.275 million (November 2023)[1]
  • ACV-C: USD $7.44 million (March 2023)[2]
ProducedSince 2018
VariantsACV-P (APC),
ACV-C (C2),
ACV-R (ARV),
ACV-30 (IFV)
Specifications ([4])
Mass32 t (71,000 lb)
Length361 in (9.2 m)
Width124 in (3.1 m)
Height114 in (2.9 m) (hull)
Crew3[3]
Passengers13[3]
Main
armament
M2 Browning with Remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), for first 36 pilot units
Secondary
armament
(as a replacement) OTO Melara Hitfist OWS or Leonardo Hitrole
EngineIveco Cursor 16
700 hp (520 kW)
3,000 N⋅m (2,200 ft⋅lb)
Power/weight21.56 hp/t (16.08 kW/t)
Payload capacity3.3 t (7,300 lb)
TransmissionAllison 4800SP
(automatic, 7 forward, 2 reverse)
Operational
range
  • 325 mi (523 km) (land only)
  • 12 nmi (14 mi) (water) + 250 mi (400 km) (land)
Maximum speed 65 mph (105 km/h) (paved road)
6 kn (11 km/h) (water)

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is a program initiated by Marine Corps Systems Command to procure an amphibious assault vehicle for the United States Marine Corps to supplement and ultimately replace the aging Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV). The program replaces the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program canceled in 2011. Originally a plan to develop a high-water-speed vehicle, the program has expanded into a multi-phased approach to procure and develop several types of amphibious-capable vehicles to address near and long-term requirements.

The competition for the project ended in 2018 with the birth of an eight-wheel drive armoured fighting vehicle, based on the Italian Iveco SuperAV. Production by BAE Systems and Iveco started in 2020 with 36 units, and 80 vehicles per year from 2021, for five years.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ McNeil, Harry (2023-12-11). "US Marine Corps boosts amphibious power with $211m order". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ "BAE Systems receives $256 million full-rate production contract from U.S. Marine Corps for additional Amphibious Combat Vehicles". www.baesystems.com. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ a b Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Family of Vehicles, Director Operational Test and Evaluation, retrieved 1 October 2024
  4. ^ "Amphibious Combat Vehicle". Military. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  5. ^ "Marines Pick BAE to Build Amphibious Combat Vehicle; Contract Worth Up to $1.2B". USNI News, 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "BAE Systems delivers first ACV Amphibious Combat Vehicles to U.S Marine Corps". Army Recognition, 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Marine Corps receives first amphibious combat vehicle". Marine Corps Times, 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "New Amphibious Combat Vehicle ACV officially introduced to US Marine Corps". Army Recognition, 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Marine Corps’ amphibious combat vehicle reaches full-rate production". Defense News, 12 December 2020.