General Dynamics nets $450M deal for next phase of US Marine Corps ARV program

April 9, 2026, by Fatima Bahtić

General Dynamics Land Systems has been awarded a $450-million agreement from the US Marine Corps for the pre-production development (PPD) phase of the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) competition.

The PPD phase will include the validation of the final design and build of multiple vehicles across a subsection of the expected family of ARV variants, followed by a series of US Government test and evaluation activities.

“Our ARV prototype has been thoroughly tested throughout the previous phases, and we are confident in its ability to meet and exceed the requirements of the Marine Corps,” said Keith Barclay, Vice President and General Manager of US Operations at General Dynamics Land Systems.

“We are proud to continue working side-by-side with the Marines through this next phase to ultimately deliver a transformational capability.”

The ARV is planned to be a new armored vehicle to replace the light armored vehicle (LAV). It 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.