SubscribeThe Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle from General Dynamics Land Systems
Program Description:
The EFV represents the signature mission of the United States Marine Corps, Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare (EMW).
A truly Amphibious Vehicle, the EFV will provide the capability to maneuver from over the horizon (OTH) at sea, combat loaded, with a reinforced Marine Rifle Squad at speeds of 20-25 Knots in the water, and then maneuver cross country with agility and mobility equal to the M1 Abrams Tank, capabilities the Marines’ legacy system cannot achieve today.
The EFV will use its MK46 30mm Weapon Station and Modular Armor to ensure the survival of the vehicle, and the Marines it carries.
Customer(s):
U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Navy – MK46 Close-in-Gun-Support; Various International Navies, Armies, and Marines
Contract value:
$390M Program Development Risk Reduction (PDRR) Award, June 1996
$1,106M Systems Development and Demonstration (SDD) Award, July 2001
$100M Special Tools and Special Test Equipment (ST/STE) Award, June 2004
$47M Training Systems Definition Award, June 2004
$15.7M Long Lead Hardware Award, through December 2005 ($6.8M additional in 2006)
Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Award in 2006 and Full Rate Production Award in 2010.
Deliverables:
Three PDRR prototypes – 1999-2000
Ten SDD vehicles from 2002-2005; Nine Personnel Variants and One Command Variant
Key dates:
Operational Assessment (OA), January-May 2006
Milestone C (LRIP) Decision, September 2006
Full Up System Live Fire (FUSL) Testing, November 2006 – September 2008
Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), May 2009 - January 2010
Full Rate Production Decision, August 2010
Prime contractor:
General Dynamics Land Systems
Team members:
Motoren Turbinen-Union (MTU), Allison Transmission, Alliant Techsystems (ATK), General Dynamics Canada, Honeywell, Ball Aerospace, INRI, Fairchild Controls, Columbia Research Corp. (CRC), and MKI Systems.
Challenges:
On-going producibility effort to reduce vehicle weight and maintain unit production cost.
Validating design improvements to increase overall vehicle reliability and availability.
Awards:
1999: David Packard Award for Excellence in Acquisition (MK46)
1997: David Packard Award for Excellence in Acquisition (AAAV/EFV)
