USNI News Marines Seeking Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototypes After Unsuccessful Attempts to Replace LAV May 4, 2021 3:17 PM 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 draft proposal last summer, the Marine Corps asked for prototype proposals on March 30 and wrapped up the solicitation period yesterday for an ARV prototype tailored to a Command, Control, Communications and Computers / Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C4/UAS) variant that’s in line with the service’s Force Design 2030 efforts, according to information posted through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium. The request for proposals was sent through the consortium and available only to members, according to a Marine Corps preview of the effort.