The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) is an armored amphibious vehicle program that originated two decades ago to replace the 1970s-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV). The EFV has experienced a variety of developmental difficulties, resulting in significant program delays and cost growth. While the Marine Corps and Department of Defense remain optimistic about the future of the EFV program, there continue to be major concerns about the EFV's reliability, vulnerability to improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and escalating costs. This report will be updated as conditions warrant.
Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress
2009
11 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Management Practice , Combat Vehicles , Amphibious vehicles , Armored vehicles , Combat vehicles , Military vehicles , Congress , Delay , Marine corps personnel , Reliability , Explosive charges , Vulnerability , Growth(General) , Department of defense , Costs , Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle(EFV) , Amphibious Assault Vehicle(AAV) , Improvised Explosive Devices(IED)