Amphibious assault is one of the U.S. Marine Corps major missions. Unfortunately, the armored landing craft they depend on to “hit the beaches,” the AAV71 Amphibious Assault Vehicle, was designed over ...

The U.S. Marine corps is restructuring a program to develop a new amphibious vehicle for troops to use, a decision that could hurt business for a Falls Church-based government contractor. The ...

From the Congressional Research Service June, 28 2013 report on development of the Marine Corps next-generation amphibious assault vehicle: A Feb. 01, 2007 test of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle ...

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon and his seven subcommittee chiefs are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to avoid formally stopping all work on the Marines Corps’ ...

December 16, 2008 A series of tests later this week may change the future of amphibious warfare. Subject of the tests will be the omnipotent Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV, formerly the AAAV - ...

As the Pentagon prepares to take a hard look at amphibious warfare requirements, Marine Corps Commandant James Conway on Wednesday asserted the need for the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle to transport ...

The age-old battle cry "Send in the Marines" is summoning a hulking new amphibious vehicle. But to go into production, the $13.2 billion program must climb a tough hill in Washington. The Marine Corps ...

On January 6, 2011, after spending approximately $3 billion in developmental funding, the Marine Corps cancelled the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program due to poor reliability demonstrated ...

EFV TESTING: The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) has been undergoing testing at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., and is preparing to enter the operational ...

The Marine Corps would like to cut by half the amount of time it spends studying a replacement for its never-was Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, reports Michael Fabey of AvWeek. Ideally, the Corps ...

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos today shed some much anticipated light on when the Corps could see a replacement for the cancelled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, telling lawmakers he expects ...