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Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle
The Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) is an armored vehicle program initiated by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to replace the aging LAV-25 family of vehicles, which has been in service since the 1983. Designed as part of the Marine Corps' modernization efforts, the ARV is intended to provide enhanced mobility, reconnaissance capabilities, and integrated electronic warfare (EW) functions. The U.S. Marine Corps plans for a number of ARV variants. The first variant is the Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ARV C4/UAS) version and the second variant is the ARV-30, which is a variant armed with a 30 mm autocannon. Background and requirements Program origins The LAV, which has played a significant role in Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) missions, is set to be phased out by the mid-2030s. To address evolving battlefield needs, the Marine Corps conceptualized the ARV as a highly mobile, networked, and lethal platform capable of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GDLS ARV Prototype
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is an American manufacturer of military vehicles, including tanks and light Armoured fighting vehicle, armored fighting vehicles. The company is based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and is a subsidiary of General Dynamics. It was originally established in 1982 following the acquisition of Chrysler#Chrysler Defense, Chrysler Defense. GDLS is known for developing and manufacturing vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank, Stryker, and LAV 6. History In February 1982 Chrysler announced the sale of Chrysler Defense, its profitable defense subsidiary, to General Dynamics for US$348.5 million. The sale was completed in March 1982 for the revised figure of US$336.1 million and renamed General Dynamics Land Systems. Under this newly formed division, General Dynamics would take over production of the M60 tank, M60 and M1 Abrams, M1 tanks for the United States Army. In 1985, 3 years after the sale from Chrysler, General Dynamics production plants in Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Berger (general)
David Hilberry Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. Berger was born in Delaware and raised in Maryland. He graduated from Tulane University and was commissioned into United States Marine Corps in 1981. He served during Operation Desert Storm in the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, and over the course of his career he was also deployed to Kosovo, Afghanistan, Haiti, and to Iraq again. After becoming a general officer, he commanded I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. As Marine Commandant, he developed and began implementing Force Design 2030, a reform that is shifting the focus of the Marine Corps from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to preparing for the competition between the United States and China. Early life and education David Hilberry Berger was born on Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
