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handle is hein.crs/govedog0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I a rWng h~ I gi I t~ debate ~ncs ~14 INFCS Updated June 7, 2021 The Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Background According to the MarineCorps: The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is the Corps' next-generation vehicle designed to move Marines fromship to shore (Figure 1). Designedto replace the Corps' aging Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV - in service since 1972), the ACV will be the primary means of tactical mobility for the Marine infantry battalion at sea and ashoie (Figure 2). The ACV will possess ground mobility and speed similar to the M1A1 tank during sustained operations ashore andhave the capability to provide organic, direct fire support to dis nunted infantry in the attack. The ACV will support expeditionary mobility capability and capacity with balanced levels of performance, protection and payload. There are currently four ACVvariants planned: (1) a Personnel Variant, which can carry three crew members with 13 Marines andtwo days of combatequipmentand supplies; (2) a Command and Control Variant; (3) a Recovery Variant; and (4) a 30-mm Gun Variant. The Marines intend for the ACVto provide effective land and tactical water mobility (ship -to-shore and shore-to-shore), precise supporting fires, and highlevels of force protection intendedto protect againstblasts, fragmentation, and kinetic energy threats. Figure I. Amphibious Combat Vehicle in Ship-to-Shore Mode Source: https://www.baesystems.com/en -us/multimedia/amphibious- combat-vehicle-I I-acv-I 1,accessed February 3,2021. Figure 2. Amphibious Combat Vehicle Ashore Source: https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/multimedia/amphibious- combat-vehicle-I -1-acv-I --, accessed February 3,2021. Current Program Status In June 2018, the ACV entered Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) with BAE Systems selected forthe first 30vehicles to be delivered in fall 2019. In November 2020, the ACV achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). In December 2020, a Full-Rate Production (FRP) decision was reportedly made by the Marine Corps afterhaving beendelayedfrom September2020 due to issues related to Coronavirus Disease 2019. The current planned acquisition objective of 632 ACVs would replace AAVs in Assault Amphibian battalions. Theprevious acquisition objectiveof 1,122 ACVs was reduced in accordance with Marine Corps Force Design 2030 modernization efforts (see CRS Insight IN11281, New U.S. Marine Corps ForceDesign Initiatives, by AndrewFeickert). Reportedly, ACVproductionis to take place at BAE Systems facilities in Virginia, California, Michigan, SouthCarolina, and Pennsylvania. Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) is a programmatic decision made when manufacturing development is completed and there is an ability to produce a snll-quantity set of articles. It also establishes an initial production base and sets the stage for a gradualincrease in the production rate to allow for Full-Rate Production (FRP) upon completion of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E). Full-Rate Production (FRP) is a decision made that allows for government contractingfor economic production quantities following stabilization of the system design and validation of the production process. Initial Operational Testing Observations During Marine Corps initial operational test and ev aluation (IOT&E) conducted fromJune to September 2020, the Department ofDefense Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) noted the following: The ACV demonstrated water mobility and the ability to self-deploy fromthe beach, cross the surf zone, enter the ocean, and embark aboard amphibious shipping. The https://crs reports.congress.gov

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