via Defense Media Network...
Programmed for eventual replacement by a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), the AAV7A1 RAM/RS FoV will continue to serve the Marine Corps until at least 2035. It is perhaps noteworthy that the new 2035 lifespan projection for the FoV is 10 years longer than service projections made as little as one year ago.Let that sink in.
The AAV is set to serve until AT LEAST 2035.
That means that the AAV will be in frontline USMC service for at least 64 years.
If that isn't criminal then what is? Now do you understand why the Marine Personnel Carrier is essential?
