The Assault Amphibious Vehicle, officially the AAV7 and earlier the LVT7, is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle that carried United States Marines from ship to shore and then inland. FMC Corporation won the Marine Corps contract in February 1966, delivered twelve prototypes in 1967, and built the first production vehicles from 1971, replacing the slower LVTP-5. Its aluminium hull and water jet propulsion made it faster and more manoeuvrable afloat than its predecessors. Personnel, command and recovery versions were built, and a service life extension programme in the 1980s led to the 1984 redesignation as AAV7A1. Later upgrades added appliqué armour and, from 1997, Bradley-derived running gear. The Marine Corps retired the type in 2025, though several other navies still operate it.
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A total of 942 or 971 LVTP7s, 84 or 85 LVTC7s, and 55 or 58 LVTR7s were constructed by FMC starting in 1971.
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The AAV7 was the primary amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps from the 1970s until the first half of the 2020s.
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A total of 942 or 971 LVTP7s, 84 or 85 LVTC7s, and 55 or 58 LVTR7s were constructed by FMC starting in 1971.
Country of origin
The AAV7 was the primary amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps from the 1970s until the first half of the 2020s.
Development, first production models
The first production models of the LVTP7 were delivered in August 1971 and the first units became operational in March 1972.
Service Life Extension Program, engine
A new Cummins VT-400 liquid-cooled turbocharged V8 diesel engine, developing 400 hp at 2,800 rpm
Development, end of production
Production of the LVT7 family of vehicles ended in April 1974.
Of Make: FMC Corporation, Make and builder
The request was met by proposals from Chrysler and FMC, with the latter being awarded the contract in February 1966.
In Group: Military Trucks and Tactical Vehicles, Lead, vehicle type
is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems
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is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems
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GlobalSecurity.orgAAVP7A1 text, combat-loaded weight
Weighing in at 26 tons (23,991 kg) combat-loaded
AAVP7A1 text, road speed
With a road speed of 45 mph (72 km/h)
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