The US Marine Corps (USMC) has issued an order to suspend waterborne amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) operations due to a towing mechanism problem.
The service said that the decision had been made ‘out of an abundance of caution’. It will not affect the land mobility of the vehicle.
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USMC headquarters spokesman major Jim Stenger said in a statement: “The Marine Corps is working on identifying and fixing the root cause of the problem.
“Realistic training is a vital component of readiness, and the Marine Corps is committed to ensuring Marines train under the safest conditions possible; this includes ensuring the functionality of vehicles and equipment.”
The new tracked, fully amphibious ACV is intended to replace the 40-year-old amphibious assault vehicle (AAV).
Developed by BAE Systems with teammate IVECO Defence Vehicles, ACV is a mobile, survivable and adaptable platform.
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By GlobalDataIt can carry out ship-to-shore operations, bringing improved combat power to the battlefield.
BAE Systems is delivering the ACVs to the USMC under a 2020 full-rate production contract worth nearly $184m awarded in December last year.
The service currently has 54 vehicles in its inventory.
In February last year, BAE Systems secured a contract worth $113.5m to supply an additional 26 ACVs to the USMC.
The service received the first ACV-C variant from the company for testing in February.
