Amphibious Combat Vehicle

Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle assigned to the US 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion in 2021
Type	Amphibious assault vehicle
Place of origin	United States, Italy
Service history
Used by	United States Marine Corps
Production history
Designer	based on Iveco SuperAV
Manufacturer	Iveco and BAE Systems
Specifications
Passengers	3 + 13[citation needed]
Main armament	M2 Browning with Remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), for first 36 pilot units
Secondary armament	(as a replacement) OTO Melara Hitfist OWS or Leonardo Hitrole

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) is a program initiated by Marine Corps Systems Command to procure an amphibious assault vehicle for the United States Marine Corps to supplement and ultimately replace the aging Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV). The program replaces the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program canceled in 2011. Originally a plan to develop a high-water-speed vehicle, the program has expanded into a multi-phased approach to procure and develop several types of amphibious-capable vehicles to address near and long-term requirements.

The competition for the project ended in 2018 with the birth of an eight-wheel drive armoured fighting vehicle, based on the Italian Iveco SuperAV. Production by BAE Systems and Iveco started in 2020 with 36 units, and 80 vehicles per year from 2021, for five years.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}