Overview
- The service awarded General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron a second rapid prototyping phase that moves the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle into pre‑production builds.
- The vehicles are meant to replace the Light Armored Vehicle and give Mobile Reconnaissance units more mobility, sensing, networking, and firepower.
- The phase covers three versions: ARV‑C4UAS for command and drone teaming, ARV‑30 with a 30mm cannon, and ARV‑LOG for resupply tasks.
- Program leaders are using Other Transaction Authority agreements, a faster contracting tool enabled by recent reforms, to keep competition active and cut cycle time.
- The Marine Corps targets first deliveries in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2028 and a production decision in the first quarter of fiscal 2031 after a risk‑reducing competitive prototype round.