BAE Systems’ land and armaments business will manufacture an additional 30 amphibious combat vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps after the service branch exercised full-rate production contract options worth $153.7 million.
The options are part of a modification that will also cover the costs of fielding and support services and will put the cumulative face value of the contract at $2.07 billion, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.
A BAE-Iveco Defence Systems partnership was named the winner of a competition in June 2018 to build up to 204 new USMC vehicles for approximately $1.2 billion.
The industry team delivered the first batch of ACVs in November 2020.
USMC expects work under the modified contract to be completed in December 2024.