USMC receives first test ACV-C
Command variant of Amphibious Combat Vehicle is designed to enhance situational awareness for USMC.
BAE Systems has provided the first command variant of its Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV-C) for tests with the USMC.
A total of 29 ACV-Cs will be procured by the USMC, under plans it revealed in January 2019.
The ACV-C includes multiple workstations to maintain and manage situational awareness. These workstations ‘access independent networks for advanced digital communications while on the move,’ BAE Systems announced on 18 February. ‘This capability supports immediate information synchronisation in the application of combat power.’
John Swift, director of amphibious programmes at BAE Systems, said: ‘The delivery of the first ACV-C for testing is significant as it provides Marines with advanced operational control for defeating adversaries. Marines will be able to quickly receive and analyse data, coordinate battlefield functions, and transmit information to provide terminal mission control rapidly from the mobile protected ACV-C.’
Photo: USMC
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