MC AVS Development & Demonstration

Abstract

This is a CMC Force Design program. ACV provides protected mobility to otherwise dismounted infantry formations and enables littoral maneuver from ship-to-shore and from shore-to-shore. Equipped with modern communications systems and weapons for infantry support-by-fire, the ACV significantly improves the ability of Fleet Marine Forces to access, seize, and hold key maritime terrain in the execution of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle is imperative to realizing Marine Corps requirements for Fleet Marine Force 2030. The capability to project power from the sea ensures joint freedom of maneuver against increasingly sophisticated area denial and anti-access strategies across the range of military operations in areas vital to our national interest. To this end, an ACV creates operational and tactical options through rapid maneuver on sea and land, provides for the seamless transition of combat power from sea to land, enables rapid response to crisis, enables the introduction of joint follow-on forces and can impose disproportionate costs on our enemies who must extend their defenses. This program has delivered the initial capability of Personnel variants (ACV-Ps) in Nov 2020 and is on track to deliver the initial capability of Command variants (ACV-Cs) in 2Q FY 2024, Improved Lethality variants (ACV-30s) in 3Q FY 2026, and Recovery variants (ACV-Rs) in 1Q FY 2028.

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Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0605611M_5_1319_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
No significant change in FY 2025 funding from Previous President's Budget. The project level decreased from FY 2024 to FY 2025 by $43.055M, this is attributed to completion of ACV-30 Phase IV design and development, completion of the majority of incremental funding for ACV-R Phase II design and development, and completion of ACV-R PRTVs in FY 2024. FY 2025 full funding supports the program ability to perform the following: - Complete DT&E, OT&E, and LFT&E for ACV-30; - Complete ACV-R Phase II design and development plus ACV-R prime contractor test support; - Initiation of design activities for ACV FOV training systems for the Procedural/Trouble Shooting Task Trainer (PTST), Part Task Trainer (PTIRT), Electronic Classroom/Interactive Courseware (EC/ICW), and ACV-30 Gunnery Systems Trainer; - Initiate and Complete the ACV-30 Logistics Demonstration efforts; - Initiate ACV-R DT&E/LFT&E. Year-to-year changes by cost element are explained in greater detail in the R-2A and R-3.
Service Agency Name
Navy

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  • United States Navy

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

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