The new Marine amphibious vehicle
Chris Capelluto
Jul 15, 2020 4:40 PM EDT
Here’s something fascinating that has been going on behind the scenes at the Marine Corps for the past 25 years that probably none of us know about. As of last year, they are finally replacing their old Amphibious Assault Vehicle with a next-generation Amphibious Combat Vehicle with some awesome upgraded capabilities. If you ask me it looks like they basically water proofed the Army’s Stryker and called it a day.
If you think beach landings are obsolete, but the Marines certainly don’t. Future amphibious landings remain a strategic possibility in places like the South China Sea where near peers adversaries like China have been flexing their muscles. Sure, we haven’t landed on a contested beach in a half-century, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen again.
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