The Assault Amphibious Vehicle [2] [3] (AAV)—official designation AAVP-7A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 abbr. LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Platforms & Services (previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation).

Aug 19, 2019 · • The marines intend for the AAV-SU program to improve force protection against ballistic and underbelly explosive threats and maintain land and water mobility performance.

Mar 13, 2016 · Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has handed over the first assault amphibious vehicle survivability upgrade (AAV SU) to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Base Quantico. The AAV SU is the first of ten vehicles to be delivered as part of a contract with the USMC to perform initial upgrades to AAV SU prototypes.

Sep 25, 2018 · The U.S. Marine Corps has canceled plans to upgrade its tracked Assault Amphibious Vehicle family, or AAVs, as it begins to acquire a new fleet of wheeled Amphibious Combat Vehicles, or ACVs.

Sep 19, 2017 · The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded an initial low-rate initial production (LRIP) option to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the survivability upgrade (SU) of additional amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs).

Mar 25, 2016 · Science Applications International Corp. officials announced delivery the first Assault Amphibious Vehicle Survivability Upgrade (AAV SU) to U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico this month. It will be the first of 10 AAV SU vehicles scheduled for delivery for testing to the Marine Corps by May.

Sep 25, 2018 · — The Marine Corps has canceled its Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Upgrade effort with SAIC and will instead focus its efforts on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle that will eventually replace the AAV.

Mar 16, 2016 · The AAV SU, or amphibious assault vehicle survivability upgrade, will build upon the existing hull. The upgrades include additional armor, blast-mitigating seats and spall liners.

Mar 16, 2016 · The US Marine Corps (USMC) in early March received the first of 10 initial redesigned Assault Amphibious Vehicles-Survivability Upgrade (AAV-SU) platforms from contractor SAIC. AAV-SU is “just one of the paths that the marine corps has chosen to upgrade the capability of the current AAV”, John Garner, USMC programme manager for advanced ...

We have parallel survivability upgrade and sustainment programs in place to improve protection and performance of a portion (392) of the AAV fleet so that it will continue to serve as the primary...