Marine Corps and SAIC officials unveiled the AAV SU prototype in January 2016, with survivability enhancements including replacing the angled EAAK with 49 advanced buoyant ceramic armor panels, a bonded spall liner, armor-protected external fuel tanks, an aluminum armor underbelly providing Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)-equivalent ...

2016年10月24日 · The existing fleet, which is designed to execute a wide range of amphibious attack missions from ship-to-shore, is now receiving new side armor (called spall liner), suspension, power trains, engine upgrades, water jets, underbelly ballistic protections and blast-mitigating seats to slow down or thwart the damage from IEDs and roadside bombs ...

The Amphibious Assault Vest, Quick-Release, or FSBE AAV QR, is a light-weight assault vest system that incorporates both protection and cargo retention. Protection includes soft armor coupled with hard ballistic inserts. Cargo retention capabilities include various pouches and pockets attached via standard PALS webbing.

2016年3月18日 · The USMC has found that AAVs have been vulnerable to improvised explosive devices (IED) and other weapons when operating in Iraq and elsewhere. Improvements to be made include flat-sided buoyant ceramic armor panels, new shock-mitigation seats, replacing benches in older AAVs, and a new transmission, increasing the vehicle’s top speed.

2016年1月29日 · The AAV upgrade is centered on survivability. It replaces the angled Enhanced Applique Armor Kit with 49 buoyant, flat ceramic panels: 23 on the front and sides, and 26 thinner panels on the...

2018年12月28日 · The AAV-7 series of assault amphibious vehicles was born as the LVTP-7 in the late 1960s. The initiative called for an armored personnel carrier with sea-going qualities that could serve the United States Marine Corps in transporting men and supplies from off-shore ships to positions inland.

AAVs provide the ground combat element (GCE) with armor protection as well as land and water operation capabilities. The AAV was not designed as an infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and should not be employed as such.

2019年8月22日 · The Marines intend for the AAV-SU program to improve force protection against underbelly explosive threats and maintain land and water mobility performance. The survivability upgrades include new external armor, added spall liner, underbelly protection, lower sidewall protection, integrated blast-mitigating seats, and improved fuel tanks.

Upgrades since the introduction of AAV7A1s include improved firepower - featuring a 50-caliber/Mk 19 40-mm weapon station, applique armor packages, plus command, control and repair capabilities.

2024年7月9日 · Explore the cutting-edge evolution of armor and protection systems in Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV). From composite armors to nanotechnology applications, uncover the advanced technologies safeguarding AAVs today.