Marines Pick BAE to Build Amphibious Combat Vehicle; Contract Worth Up to $1.2B

[Sherman A1]

After years of stops and starts, the Marine Corps has selected BAE Systems to build the service’s next generation of armored amphibious vehicles designed to protect Marines in transit from sea to shore, the service announced late Tuesday afternoon.

BAE will now produce 30 low-rate initial production units of its eight-wheeled Amphibious Combat Vehicle. The company beat out SAIC to win a $198-million contract for the ACV 1.1 program, with the first vehicles delivering in the fall of next year, John Garner, the Program Executive Officer for Land Systems in the Marine Corps, told reporters during a late Tuesday conference call.

“The path has been navigated to date with one primary goal in mind: ensuring that we field the best capability to our Marines as quickly as possible at an affordable price,” Garner said.

The total value of the contract, if all options are executed, could be as high as $1.2 billion for up to 204 ACVs, BAE said in a late Tuesday statement.

https://news.usni.org/2018/06/19/marines-pick-bae-to-build-amphibious-combat-vehicle-total-contract-worth-up-to-1-2b

[0rganism]

1. what is this amphibious crap? we need more spaceships!

[Sophia4]

2. It is a British company. Most of the employees are in Britain or elsewhere in the world.

Check their website for this information.

[tammywammy]

4. This is built in York, Pennsylvania.

Work on the program will be performed at the company’s facilities in Aiken, South Carolina; Sterling Heights, Michigan; Minneapolis; Stafford; San Jose, California; and York, Pennsylvania.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180619006486/en/BAE-Systems-Team-Wins-U.S.-Marine-Corps’

[rickford66]

3. Simple stone age type weapons seem to work well against hi tech marvels.

I can't wait to see the cost overruns on this.