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The following is the Dec. 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV). From the report There are currently four ACV variants planned: (1) a Personnel Variant, which can carry three crew members with 13 Marines and two days of combat equipment and supplies; (2) a Command and […]
In mid-2021 Turkey donated eight of their Kipri 2 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored vehicles to Somalia for use by army commandos trained by Turkish trainers stationed there Turkey also donated 14 Turkish 6x6 heavy trucks from the same manu
Kenya has ordered 118 Turkish Kripi 2 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored vehicles These will be used by Kenyan peacekeepers in neighboring Somalia Kenya already has 250 South African MRAPs plus a hundred armored vehicles with less protectio
USNI News Marines Defend ACV Development as Program Matures February 19, 2021 11:38 AM An Amphibious Combat Vehicle with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, is staged in preparation to depart the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the vehicle’s developmental testing off the shore of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo The Marine Corps’ 20-year odyssey to replace its 1970s-era amphibious vehicle has hit more than a few roadblocks, but after months of ...
January 6, 2021: In late 2020 the Philippines ordered 28 VBTP-MR Guarani 6x6 wheeled APCs (armored personnel carriers) from Brazil. These cost $47 million. The supplier is actually Israel, which is obtaining them from Brazil and equipping them with Israeli electronics. These include a battle management system that is compatible with the one installed in 28 Israeli light tanks that are part of the same contract. The Israeli manufacturer of the electronics, Elbit, also supplies the electronics for the Brazilian VBTP-MR APC via an Elbit subsidiary in Brazil. E...