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Marine Corps fires weapons at its new amphibious combat vehicle
The Marine Corps’ ongoing offensive and defensive live-fire exercises with its emerging Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) are intended to refine the new vehicle’s weapons systems and ...
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Marine Corps Codifies Amphibious Combat Vehicle Standards After Rocky Start, New Deployments
The Marine Corps has announced new standards on training and operations for its Amphibious Combat Vehicle, or ACV, as it continues to deploy the 32-metric-ton machine in key training after early ...
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Marine Corps builds new amphibious combat vehicle for 'deep strike' attacks
The Marine Corps is preparing to fire live weapons at its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle until the attacks achieve "total destruction," to prepare the vehicle and pave the way for long-range ...
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The Marine Corps is full speed ahead with its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War
Just one month after finally fielding a handful of fresh Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) to grunts, the Marine Corps has decided to officially kick the production of its first new amphibious ...
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59 Marines are now certified to use amphibious combat vehicles in surf
Marines with the new amphibious combat vehicle training unit exit the surf at Camp Pendleton, California, June 21. (Pfc. Logan Courtright/Marine Corps) The first cohort has graduated from a course ...
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Marine Corps halt surf tests of the new amphibious combat vehicle after it flipped over
The Marine Corps paused training with its amphibious combat vehicle in surf conditions after one of the vehicles flipped in the waves. The order was announced on Friday, Oct. 14. It’s the latest ...
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US Marine Corps’ amphibious combat vehicle reaches full-rate production
The Marine Corps has declared the amphibious combat vehicle ready for full-rate production and awarded BAE Systems a contract to proceed. (Courtesy of BAE Systems) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marine ...
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US Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 30mm cannon now in full production
The US Marine Corps has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract to supply long-lead items for its Amphibious Combat ...
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First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa
The amphibious combat vehicle is a next-generation, eight-wheeled vehicle designed to move Marines from ship to shore, according to the Marine Corps. It will be the primary tactical mobility for ...
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Corps identifies Marine killed in amphibious combat vehicle rollover
The Marine Corps has identified the Marine who was killed in a tactical vehicle rollover Tuesday. Sgt. Matthew K. Bylski died after the amphibious combat vehicle flipped during training on land at ...
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Marines on Okinawa issued new amphibious combat vehicles
The Marine Corps received a shipment of new Amphibious Combat Vehicles or ACVs, eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers designed to move troops from ship to shore, at an Okinawa port over the ...