Re: Marine Corp EFV
From the "Leatherneck" magazine of Jan. 2005, the first AAAVs should be in service by 2007-2008, with the first ones going to the 1st MEF. Some interesting info-it has topped at 42mph on the water, its twin 23inch Jacuzzi water jets move 100,000 gallons of water per minute! I guess it is a good thing that testing/production is taking so long because they are putting some of the lessons learned from Iraq into the new AAAV. I like that photo of the AAAV with the High Speed Vessel-truly high speed amphibious operations and Over the Horizon Landings.
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