After the EFV

摘要

The Marines are using Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle prototypes in tests to help inform an analysis of alternatives for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program.■ The test vehicles are put into different configurations to replicate possible conditions of an ACV to provide data on land range and water speed at various weights and forms.■ ACV-focused tests were built around the concept that the amphibious assault would be launched from 12 to 18 nautical miles offshore.■ The aim is to have an ACV that would cost between $4 million and $12 million per unit and be operational in this decade.