BAE Systems offers upgrade for USMC's amphibious vehicles

摘要

1. The USMC's 1970s-era AAVs are slated for upgrades as the EFV has been recommended for cancellation 2. Modernisation efforts will bolster survivability and lethal-ity, as well as mobility on land and in the water.BAE Systems, which produced the US Marine Corps' (USMC's) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV), is preparing to offer an upgrade package for the platform after top Pentagon and USMC figures recommended cancellation of its replacement, the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV).rnIn January 2011 US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that he would try to end the EFV programme and instead upgrade AAVs to fill the gap until they can be replaced by a New Amphibious Vehicle (NAV).