The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is an armored amphibious vehicle program that originated two decades ago to replace the 197Os-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV). The EFV has experienced a variety of developmental difficulties, resulting in significant program delays and cost growth. While the Marine Corps and Department of Defense remain optimistic about the future of the EFV program, there continue to be major concerns about the EFV's reliability and escalating costs. This report will be updated as conditions warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 2008
Accession Number
ADA486513

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.