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USMC Concepts & Programs 2013
vehicles will continue to serve the Marine Corps until
at least 2030. The AAV7A1 RAM/RS family of vehicles
previously underwent a series of capability enhancements
to improve mobility and reliability and to extend
the platforms’ service lives.
The AAV Upgrade Program will further improve
survivability and land and water mobility of the AAV,
serving as a capability bridge to fielding and replacement
by a new amphibious combat vehicle. This initiative
will improve force protection and platform survivability
by integrating technically mature upgrades
into the existing hull. These upgrades are slated for
approximately 392 AAVP7A1 RAM/RS with potential
select upgrades applied to the Command and Recovery
variants.
Operational Impact
The upgraded AAV will provide significant survivability
improvements through increased protection
against current and future threats. Through improvements
in physical armor systems and supporting
subsystems within the hull of the AAV, the upgraded
vehicles will increase protection to embarked Marines
and crew.
Program Status
The AAV Upgrade Program will enter the acquisition
life cycle at Milestone B during FY 2013 and begin
the engineering, manufacturing and development
phase. Developmental Testing is planned for late FY
2014 followed by Live Fire Testing in FY 2015. Milestone
C, authorizing entrance into the Production and
Deployment Phase, is scheduled for late FY 2015 and
IOC in late FY 2017.
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE
(JLTV) FAMILY OF VEHICLES (FOV)
Description
The JLTV FOV is a joint Army/Marine Corps
program to procure the next generation of light tactical
vehicles and companion trailers. JLTV objectives
are to improve the mobility and payload of the light
tactical vehicle fleet, while providing increased survivability
through modular protection within the weight
constraints of the expeditionary force. The JLTV
program will also strive to minimize operations and
maintenance costs by maximizing vehicle commonality,
increased reliability, and better fuel efficiency, while
garnering additional procurement savings through effective
competition throughout program execution.
JLTVs can be configured to support multiple mission
packages, derived from two base vehicle configurations,
the 4-door Combat Tactical Vehicle and 2-door
Combat Support Vehicle. The commonality of components,
maintenance procedures, and training among
all configurations will minimize total ownership costs.
Operational Impact
The JLTV FOV will be capable of operating across
a broad spectrum of terrain and weather conditions.
The approved JLTV Capabilities Development Document
(CDD) identifies the capabilities of the next generation
of light tactical vehicles required to support
joint forces across the full range of military operations
and to provide a vital force enabler, multiplier, and extender.
The joint service program is intended to replace a
portion of the Army and Marine Corps High Mobility
Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fleet with
JLTVs as part of the ground equipment modernization
effort. The JLTV’s performance characteristics will exceed
those of the armored HMMWV Expanded Capability
Vehicle (ECV), and will ensure the additional
protection and mobility required by the Marine Air
Ground Task Force and joint forces. The JLTV FOV
will provide the warfighter with increased protection
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