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 1970s-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, vulnerability to improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and escalating costs. This report will be updated as conditions warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 02, 2009
Accession Number
ADA498364

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies