U.S. Marines with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and theyr Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 14, 2021. MWX is the culminating event of the service-level training exercise, challenging Marines to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force on force environment. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs have been employed in a 1st Marine Division training exercise.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Courtney G. White)
Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. - US Marines started receiving the long-awaited Amphibious Combat Vehicle.
Program Executive Officer Land Systems approved initial fielding of the Marine Corps’ new ACV, which will eventually replace the Corps’ legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicles.
The initial fielding decision, which the PEO finalized in late September, enables the AAA program office to start distributing the vehicle to the fleet. The Marine Corps delivered the first set of ACVs—the personnel-carrier variant—to Marines starting in October.
In the future, the Corps intends to develop, procure and field three additional variants that specialize in command and control, recovery operations and increased firepower.
The ACV is designed to fully replace the Corps’ aging fleet of AAVs through the 2020s. Expeditionary and modernized in design, the ACV integrates with naval shipping and ship-to-shore connectors. The ACV’s ability to use the ocean and waterways to carry Marines and equipment make it well-suited for various operating environments, including Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations.
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 ACV is a family of 8x8 armored vehicles that includes a personnel variant, command and control variant, recovery variant, and 30-mm gun variant. The ACV Program Office is focusing on current procurement efforts on the personnel variant. It is a modern generation, eight-wheeled, armored personnel carrier with a combat-loaded gross vehicle weight of around 32,000 kg. The primary weapon on the ACV is a single mount RWS (Remote Weapon Station) equipped with an Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher or M2 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun.
The ACV is developed based on the design of the SuperAV 8x8 amphibious armored vehicle developed and manufactured by the Italian Company IVECO Defence Vehicles. It incorporates a high hardness monocoque steel hull, able to protect the crew from small arms fire, artillery shell splinters, landmines, and IEDs. Add-on armor kits are available. The BAE/Iveco version of the SuperAV submitted to the Marines carries a crew of three with 11 embarked Marines. The vehicle is fully amphibious and powered in the water at a maximum speed of 11 km/h thanks to two propellers mounted at the rear of the hull.
BAE Systems unveiled the ACV30 IFV with KONGSBERG MCT-30 remotely operated 30mm turret
According the KONGSBERG pres release 13 May, -the Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has been selected by BAE Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the remote Medium Caliber Turret (MCT) for the United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) -30 program.
The new Iveco DV SUPERAV LAND armored vehicle, a non-amphibious variant of the 8x8 SuperAV / ACV winner of the USMC competition (and future VBA, Amphibious Armored Vehicle, of the Italian Armed forces) was unveiled, presenting it to the personnel of the Armed Forces of Qatar.
The Qatari personnel are in Italy, at the Torre Veneri (LE) polygon, to participate in a joint exercise with the EI. In addition to the SUPERAV LAND, Qatar is interested in the SUPERAV / ACV, to equip its amphibious component based on the LPD supplied by Fincantieri as part of the naval program, and in the heavy duty CENTAURO 2. Details and insights on RID 11/20.
According to the official sources, 133 vehicles to be revamped in the 1st phase with modern weapon and defense systems.
The Turkish Armed Forces are modernizing their armored vehicles with new weapon systems and high-tech mission equipment, Anadolu Agency has learnt.
The prototype of the modernizing project, which is being undertaken by the Presidency of Defense Industries, a civil institution to strengthen Turkey's national security industry and manage the system and supply of military technology, has been completed.
The 900 million lira ($113.1 million) project began in the end of 2019 with the cooperation of Turkish defense companies Aselsan and FNNS, according to Ismail Demir, the head of the presidency.
As many as 133 vehicles will be modernized in the first phase, he said, adding that they will be equipped with remote control Nefer weapon, laser warning, close-range surveillance, driver vision, direction and navigation systems.
The vehicles, Demir said, will also have climate, heating, dire extinction and explosion damping systems, thus strengthening their armor and mine protection levels.
"The durability of the vehicles will significantly increase, and their service life will extend," he said.
The ACV-15 is an amphibious tracked armored combat vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri. The vehicle was developed to meet the Turkish Land Forces Command's operational requirement.
A total of 2,280 ACV-15s are in service with the Turkish army including 650 AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle), 1,400 Armored Personnel Carrier, 50 ATV (Armored Tow Vehicle), and 180 AMV (Armored Mortar Vehicle). The vehicle is also in service with the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.
The ACV-15 Armored Fighting Vehicle in service with the Turkish army is armed with a one-man turret armed with one 25mm dual-feed automatic cannon and one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun.
The goal of this program is to modernize the ACV-15 by upgrading the protection of the vehicle and integrate news features like enhanced mine resistance, air conditioning, fire extinguishing, Auxiliary Power Unit, and more.
The new vehicle will also be fitted with a new NEFER unmanned Remote Weapon Station designed and manufactured by ASELSAN which is armed with one 25mm automatic cannon and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun. The vehicle is equiped with Laser Warning System, Close Range Surveillance System, Driver’s Vision System, and the Direction Finding and Navigation System. The Aselsan Nefer turret is fully stabilized with shoot-on-the-move capability for stationary and moving targets with gyro-aided stabilization. The turret has a traverse of 360° and elevation from -10° to +60°.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has been selected by BAE Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the remote Medium Caliber Turret (MCT) for the United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) -30 program.
KONGSBERG will deliver up to 150 MCTs in a phased program as part of this contract. Test article delivery will commence early 2021 followed by production phases.
The KONGSBERG MCT-30 is the first remotely operated 30mm turret to be qualified and fielded in the United States. The system provides highly accurate firepower for wheeled or tracked combat vehicles. It is remotely controlled and operated from a protected position inside the vehicle compartment for optimized crew safety.
The MCT-30 leverages a link-less medium caliber cannon providing lethality, extremely high reliability and multi-user functions to the Marine Corps ACV and other platforms.
“The ACV-30 with KONGSBERGs MCT-30 turret signifies a powerful lethality capability for the Marine Corps, representative of a new era in U.S. amphibious operations”, said Pål E Bratlie, Executive Vice President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace“.
The U.S. Army, in 2015, chose KONGSBERG’s MCT-30 to increase the lethality of the Stryker Brigade in Europe. The system has been fielded and operated with the Army as part of the European Deterrence Initiative since 2018.
It is the primary armament and fire control system for the Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon (ICV-D) Strykers. All MCT-30s, and any remote weapon stations, bound for U.S. customers are manufactured in the KONGBSERG Johnstown, PA facility leveraging a U.S. supply base located in over 30 states.
აშშ-ს საზღვაო ქვეითთა კორპუსმა კომპანია BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP-ს 120 მილიონი აშშ დოლარის საფასურად დამატებით 30 ცალი ჯტრ ACV (Amphibious Combat Vehicles) შეუკვეთრა. ახალ მანქანებს საზღვაო ქვეითთა კორპუსი მომავალ წელს მანქანის საექსპლუატაციო შეფასებისთვის გამოიყენებს.
როგორც ცნობილია, 2018 წელს კორპუსმა BAE Systems-ს და მის მოკავშირე Iveco Defence Vehicles-ს, მოძველებული AAV (Assault Amphibious Vehicles)-ის შემცვლელი კონკურსი, გამარჯვება მიანიჭა და საწყისი პარტიის წარმოება დაუკვეთა.
საწყისი საექსპლუატაციო გამოცდები და შეფასება (Initial operational test and evaluation - IOT&E) მომავალ წელსაა დაგეგმილი და წარმოადგენს მანქანის შეფასების საბოლოო ეტაპს, რომლის გავლის შემდეგაც საზღვაო ქვეითთა კორპუს მას უკვე სამწყობრო შენაერთებში გააგზავნის.
