LAV

Textron, General Dynamics, BAE in Hunt to Build New Marine Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle

A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th LAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps is evaluating three pitches for the vehicle that will replace its fleet of 1980s vintage light armored vehicles, the service announced last week.

Textron and General Dynamics Land Systems were tapped by the service to build prototypes for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle while BAE Systems...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/19/textron-general-dynamics-bae-in-hunt-to-build-new-marine-advanced-reconnaissance-vehicle

GAO: Marines Need More Training; Clearer SOPs, Oversight Needed to Stem Fatal Vehicle Mishaps

US Army MRAP following a roll-over accident.

Fatal, serious accidents involving tactical vehicles could be prevented if the Marine Corps implements stricter oversight, enforces standards and ensures drivers and others get more realistic training, according to the Government Accountability Office.

“Driver inattentiveness, lapses in supervision and lack of training were among the most common causes of” reported accidents from Fiscal Year 2010 to 2019 that killed 22 Marines and 101 soldiers, the GAO...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/16/gao-marines-need-more-training-clearer-sops-oversight-needed-to-stem-fatal-vehicle-mishaps

Report to Congress on Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Program

The following is the May 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV)

From the report

ARV Desired Operational Capabilities According to a Marine Corps May 2019 briefing to industry, some of the ARV’s desired operational capabilities include  an automatic medium-caliber cannon capable of delivering anti-personnel, anti-materiel, and anti-armor munitions on the move (such as the Army’s XM813 30 mm weapon system);  anti-armor...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/14/report-to-congress-on-marine-corps-advanced-reconnaissance-vehicle-program

Marines Seeking Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototypes After Unsuccessful Attempts to Replace LAV

Textron’s Cottonmouth vehicle is the company’s pitch for the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle for recon Marines. Textron photo.

The Marine Corps has collected proposals to design and build a prototype Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle, meant to far surpass the capabilities of the legacy Light Armored Vehicle and help reconnaissance Marines observe their surroundings, find targets and even take out threats on their own.

After issuing a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/04/marines-seeking-advanced-reconnaissance-vehicle-prototypes-after-unsuccessful-attempts-to-replace-lav

Marines to Begin Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle AoA This Summer to Replace LAVs

U.S. Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare to move after conducting a “hot check” of their Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2019. “Hot checks” are conducted during convoys to ensure that all the vital parts of an LAV are functioning properly. US Marine Corps photo.

The Marine Corps will kick off the analysis of alternatives on its Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) this summer, after some...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/21/marines-to-begin-armored-reconnaissance-vehicle-aoa-this-summer-to-replace-lavs

Marine Dies After Light Armored Vehicle Rollover, 6 Injured

U.S. Marines with 1st, 3rd and 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalions participate in the Bushmaster Challenge at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on March 23, 2019. US Marine Corps

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — The Marine Corps is looking into what caused the fatal rollover of a light armored vehicle on Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, Calif., that left one Marine dead and injured six others.

The Marines, who belong to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/10/marine-dies-after-light-armored-vehicle-rollover-6-injured