The ACV is far superior to the AAV in respect to the protection and armor it provides Marines." Though the AAVP-7A1's time has finally come to an end, it doesn't negate the fact that it was one of ...

Since 1971 the Marines use the AAV-7A1 series amphibious assault vehicle to move from ship to shore. There are concerns over the years it has become increasingly hard to maintain and operate ...

Several dozen Marines were cleared this week to operate the Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicles in Camp Pendleton’s surf zone, more than half a year after a series of mishaps in shallow ...

At long last, the U.S. Marine Corps has picked a replacement for the aging, 1970s-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle. The Marines have awarded BAE Systems a $198 million contract for 30 Amphibious ...

The findings of the Marine Corps investigation of the July 30, 2020 sinking of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) that resulted in the deaths of eight Marines and a Navy corpsman are gut-wrenching.

The AAV-7 (Amphibious Assault Vehicle) was built in the 1980s for the Marine Corps. It left service under ... AAV-7 in three different versions: AAVP-7A1, AAVC-7A1, and AAVR-7A1.

Five Marines are in critical condition and 10 more are receiving medical care for burns after an amphibious assault vehicle erupted into fire during training at Camp Pendleton, California ...

The Navy was able to identify human remains with video from an unmanned sub. Search crews have located a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle nearly 400 feet under the ocean's surface after it ...

Two new Marine Corps amphibious vehicles were disabled just off the California coast this week. One vehicle rolled over and another broke down in high surf. The Marines have since suspended ...

The Marine Corps says its fleet of landing craft is back in the water after an incident in July left them unable to operate in the ocean. On July 19, 2022, two Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs ...

Pentagon employees roll the Assault Amphibious Vehicle into a testing pond aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2018. (Jack J. Adamyk/U.S. Marine Corps) WASHINGTON ...