AAAV
Abstract
This Program Element (PE) includes funds for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) Program which will field a successor to the Marine Corps' current amphibious vehicle, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle Model 7A1 (AAV7A1). The EFV will provide the principal means of tactical surface mobility for the Marine Air Group Task Force (MAGTF) during both ship-to-objective maneuvers and sustained combat operations ashore. The EFV will provide the Marine Corps with the capability to execute the full spectrum of military missions from humanitarian operations to conventional combat operations. The EFV replaces the AAV7A1 Vehicle, which was originally fielded in the early 1970s. The EFV is a self-deploying, high-water speed, amphibious, armored, tracked vehicle capable of operating in all weather as well as Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) environments. The EFV program is a ACAT-1D program managed by the Marine Corps. The EFV is the next generation of Marine Corps Assault Vehicles being developed to satisfy the requirements of the 21st Century Marine War Fighters. Along with the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) and the MV-22 Osprey, the EFV will provide the Marine Corps with the tactical mobility assets required within the Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare capstone. Acquisition of the EFV is critical to the Marine Corps. The total EFV requirement is for 573 weapon systems. The program received approval to enter the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Phase of the acquisition process during the Milestone II Defense Acquisition Board Readiness Meeting held on 26 November 2000. All program exit criteria were successfully met or exceeded. The initial SDD Phase (2001 through 2008) included validation of manufacturing and production processes, fabrication and testing of SDD vehicles, and finalizing and implementing the Life Cycle Management for EFV. A follow-on SDD Phase beginning in FY 2008 includes continued design, development, and reliability upgrades; increased RAM testing; modification of existing SDD prototypes; and manufacture and testing of seven additional SDD prototype vehicles.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0020_0603611M_4_1319_PB_2011
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