USMC has reached a
major milestone concerning the
ACV.
The ACV last month conducted its
first open-water amphibious movement at
Kushi Crossing, Okinawa.
I feel with this accomplished that the
FOC possibly occur ahead of the
planned USMC FOC for some time in
2028.
I can see the
potential for the ACV to reach
FOC in the
Summer/Fall of 2027 this is how important I feel this milestone is.
Needless to say, there will be more of these open-water amphibious operations to come in getting to the final "
over the horizon" open-water amphibious operations which is what the current AAV has done since the 1970's.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news...ement-in-japan
EDIT: Just found this and it is related to the above, also this shows progress towards
FOC.
https://www.janes.com/osint-insights...s-acv-trainers
Regards,
Pat
