Corps approves full-rate production for new amphibious combat vehicle Marines take the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 1.1 out for a ride aboard Camp Pendleton, California. (Marine Corps ) Marine Corps has awarded a $184.4 million contract to BAE Systems for the full-rate production of 36 amphibious combat vehicles. The vehicle is meant to replace the amphibious assault vehicle the Corps has used since the Vietnam War. “We’re providing Marines with a modern, armored personnel carrier that offers tremendous capability with respect to survivability,” Col. Kirk Mullins, program manager for Advanced Amphibious Assault at PEO Land Systems, said in a press release. “The ACV gives the Marine Corps a capable platform operational across the full-range of military operations,” he added.