Light Armored Vehicles

MISSION

Program Manager Light Armored Vehicles (PM LAV) sustains and modernizes the family of LAVs. PM LAV is comprised of multi-functional acquisition associates who are responsible for the lifecycle management of United States military and foreign allies programs. (Located in Warren, Michigan)

PROGRAMS

The LAV is an all-weather, all-terrain vehicle combining speed, maneuverability and firepower to fulfill a variety of missions. The LAV supports light armored reconnaissance Marines in performing all-weather, sustained reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance and security operations.

media & releases

Rollin’ On The River

Marines, shown in silhouette, work atop a military vehicle with an orange sky as the backdrop.

3rd LAR MCCRE

It's Range Day: NTC 20-05

15th MEU LAR Marines conduct amphibious assault training

PM LAV News

Marine Corps Selects Textron, GDLS for Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototypes

The Marine Corps selected Textron Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems for Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle pre-award and will begin negotiations for Other Transaction Agreement awards of ARV prototypes. Pending successful negotiations, Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal will award the ARV OTAs utilizing the Ground Vehicle Systems OTA with the National Advanced Mobility Consortium.

MCSC, ONR and CD&I collaborating to inform ARV path forward

Marine Corps Systems Command is working toward the next phase of replacing the legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle.

Marine Corps plans to replace LAV with new, ‘transformational’ ARV

The Marine Corps plans to begin replacing its legacy Light Armored Vehicle with a modern Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle late in the next decade. The ARV will be highly mobile, networked, transportable, protected and lethal. The capability will provide, sensors, communication systems and lethality options to overmatch threats that have historically been addressed with more heavily armored systems.