From ship to shore to objective, no equipment better defines the distinction and purpose of Marine Corps expeditionary capabilities than the AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle. Designed to assault ...

If chosen, it will replace the aging AAV7. As a service dedicated to the art of hitting the beach, the U.S. Marine Corps currently rely heavily on the AAV7 amphibious assault vehicle to carry ...

The AAV7 has 30 percent reserve buoyancy enabling it to cross 36 kilometers of water in sea state 5 at speeds of up to 12 kilometers an hour. The ACV 1.1 has 21 percent reserve buoyancy enabling it to ...

Key point: Washington wants to ensure the Marines have the ability to land on any shore. The new AAV7 is meant to ensure just that. The U.S. Marine Corps finally is getting new, swimming armored ...

SANTIAGO, Chile, June 6 (UPI) -- Chile will buy surplus U.S. stock of a dozen AAV7 armored amphibious vehicles for its new sea-borne Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade, defense industry media reported.

A major part of the drill involved a beach landing by South Korean and U.S. Marines. AAV7 amphibious assault vehicles from both countries staged a joint landing on a South Korea's Dokseok-ri Beach.

To date, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) has ordered six BAE Systems AAV7 RAM/RS (Reliability and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard) vehicles. The JGSDF obtained its first four ...

The Marines since 1972 have been using the same amphibious tractor, or amtrac. The 29-ton AAV7 can carry up to 24 crew members and infantry from an amphibious assault ship to an enemy beach over a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The military is reviewing its AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles after nine crew members of a similar armored troop carrier died in an accident off southern California on July 30.