Scott Nicholas
Japan’s defense ministry has awarded the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc for the production of Assault Amphibious Vehicles to support ongoing development of amphibious operations in the country’s ground self-defense force.
BAE Systems Inc. will deliver 30 AAV7A1 Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard vehicles along with supply tools, test equipment and vehicle training aids, the company said Thursday.
BAE added it will begin production in August at the company’s York facility in Pennsylvania and vehicle deliveries will proceed the following year, with the final delivery scheduled to arrive in Japan by the end of 2017.
The AAV7A1 RAM/RS features mobility, command, control and repair capability updates from the previous model.
