# MC AVS Development & Demonstration — Program Element 0605611M

**Program element:** 0605611M  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605611M

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 75% to a $12.5M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), before stepping down 83% across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 40% (to $17.5M). BAE Systems leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 44.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 49.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 5.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.2 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 12.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 12.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 12.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 17.5 | +5.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0025 | Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles | 44.5 | 44.6 | 12.5 | −72% |
| 9999 | Congressional Adds | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 0025 — Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles

This is a Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Force Design program. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) replaces the legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) battalions within the Marine Divisions. ACV-equipped Amphibious Assault (AA) companies will provide protected mobility and general support lift to elements of Marine Infantry Battalions. The ACV, an advanced generation, eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier, will mitigate current and projected capability gaps by providing improved lethality against dismounted enemy troops, more effective land and water tactical mobility, and increased force protection and survivability from blast, fragmentation, and kinetic energy threats. ACV was structured to be executed in multiple increments, with the first increment designed to provide an initial operational capability of personnel carriers (ACV-P). Subsequent increments provide additional personnel carriers and to develop Mission Role Variants (MRVs), such as command and control (ACV-C), improved lethality (ACV-30), and tactical recovery capabilities (ACV-R). In an Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) dated 8 Jan 2019, ASN(RD&A) authorized the program office to combine the ACV 1.1 and ACV 1.2 programs into a single ACV Family of Vehicles (FOV) that continues the phased development and procurement approach.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** BAE Systems (10.0, 80%), NAWC (0.8, 6.8%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development | 23.9 | 14.6 | 10.0 |
| Program Support | 9.0 | 21.7 | 1.4 |
| Test & Evaluation | 9.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Management Services | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 9999 — Congressional Adds

Congressional addition for Advanced Brake Technology (continued evaluation of spherical brake technology)

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 87% | 10.9 |
| Other / unspecified | 13% | 1.6 |

**Top named industry performers:** BAE Systems ($10.0M, 80%), NAWC ($0.8M, 6.8%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This is a Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) Force Design program that provides protected mobility to otherwise dismounted infantry formations and enables littoral maneuver from ship-to-shore and from shore-to-shore. Equipped with modern communications systems and weapons for infantry support-by-fire. The ACV significantly improves the ability of Fleet Marine Forces to access, seize, and hold key maritime terrain in the execution of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle is imperative to realizing Marine Corps requirements for Fleet Marine Force.

The program office awarded two competitive Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contracts to two vendors to build 16 vehicles each (32 total). The program entered the acquisition cycle at Milestone B in FY 2016 and down-selected to one vendor at Milestone C in the 3rd quarter of FY 2018; the program entered Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) at Milestone C with approval for two Lots of LRIP. In an Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) dated 8 Jan 2019, ASN(RD&A) authorized the program office to combine the ACV 1.1 and ACV 1.2 programs into a single ACV Family of Vehicles (FOV) that continues the phased development and procurement approach.

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- [0203728A — Joint Automated Deep Operation Coordination System (JADOCS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203728A) (Army)
- [0601110D8Z — Basic Research Initiatives](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601110D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604010F — Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604010F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605611M (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605611M")`.

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