Dec 13, 2016
First Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) 1.1 based on Iveco Defence Vehicles’s platform
YORK, Pennsylvania - The first of 16 Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) 1.1 prototypes has been rolled
out by BAE Systems to the U.S. Marine Corps in a ceremony today at the company’s York, Pennsylvania
facility.
The ACV 1.1 offering is a fully amphibious, ship launch-able and recoverable 8x8 wheeled combat
platform. It leverages an existing platform provided by Iveco Defence Vehicles that is highly effective at
sea and provides superior land mobility and state-of-the-art systems survivability.
The BAE Systems solution balances the Marine Corps’ demands for an affordable, production-ready
platform with added designs for increased force protection, water and land mobility, transportability and
survivability.
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded BAE Systems a contract for the Engineering, Manufacture, and
Development (EMD) phase of the ACV 1.1 program in November 2015, one of two EMD contracts issued.
During this phase, BAE Systems, supported by Iveco Defence Vehicles experts, will produce 16
prototypes that will be tested by the Marine Corps.