USMC Combat Vehicles USMC Combat Vehicles
NDIA Combat Vehicle ConferenceNDIA Combat Vehicle Conference21 October 200821 October 2008
Dr. Robert LusardiDeputy Program Manager
Light Armored Vehicles
Dr. Robert Dr. Robert LusardiLusardiDeputy Program ManagerDeputy Program Manager
Light Armored VehiclesLight Armored Vehicles
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AgendaAgenda
USMC Combat Vehicle OrganizationsLight Armored Vehicles Assault Amphibious VehiclesTank SystemsExpeditionary Fighting VehicleMarine Personnel CarrierQ&A
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Product Group 12 Director,Communications, Intelligence,
& Networking Systems
Product Group 14 Director,Armor &Fire Support Systems
Product Group 13 Director,Infantry Weapons Systems
COMMANDER
Chief of StaffCIOFacilities & ServicesOperations CellReserve AffairsSecuritySergeant Major
Product Group 10 Director,Information Systems &
Infrastructure
Product Group 11 Director,MAGTF C2, Weapons &
Sensors Development & Integration
Special StaffInternational ProgramsCounter-Improvised Explosive DevicesCorporate Communications CounselOSBPSafety Strategic Change Management Center
Program Manager, Global Combat SupportSystem-Marine Corps
PEO Land SystemsPM Expeditionary Fighting VehiclePM JPMO, Lightweight 155, Picatinny, NJPM Light Armored Vehicle MPCPM LVSRPM JLTVPM MTVRPM G/ATORPM CAC2S
Research & SystemsEngineering
Competency Domain/Competency Leaders
Life Cycle LogisticsCompetency Domain/Competency Leaders
ContractsCompetency Domain/Competency Leaders
Program MgmtCompetency Domain/Competency Leaders
* = SES Position^ = Competency Director
Deputy JPEO,Chemical & Biological
DefenseArlington, VA
Program Manager, Ammunition
Program Manager, Robotic Systems
Warren, MI
Product Group 09 Director,Operational Forces Systems
Updated 17Oct08
Director, Financial
Management
Director, Workforce
Management andDevelopment
Director, MAGTF and Joint
Integration & Certification
Director,Information
Assurance/Joint Certifications
Product Group 15 Director,Ground Transportation
& Engineer Systems
Assistant CommanderLife Cycle Logistics ^
Program Manager,Mine Resistant
Ambush Protected
Program Manager,Light Armored Vehicle
Warren, MI
Director,Systems Engineering
and Technology
Product Group 16 Director,Combat Equipment and
Support Systems
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR *
Deputy CommanderResource Management *^
Assistant CommanderPrograms ^
Assistant CommanderContracts ^
Program Manager, Training Systems
Orlando, FL
Deputy CommanderSIAT *^
Commanding OfficerMCTSSA
Camp Pendleton, CA
Resource MgmtCompetency Domain/Competency Leaders
Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Systems Command
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USMC PEO Land Systems USMC PEO Land Systems
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Marine Corps Light Armored VehiclesMarine Corps Light Armored Vehicles
NDIA Combat Vehicles ConferenceNDIA Combat Vehicles Conference21 Oct 200821 Oct 2008
Dr. Robert LusardiDeputy Program Manager
Light Armored Vehicles
Dr. Robert Dr. Robert LusardiLusardiDeputy Program ManagerDeputy Program Manager
Light Armored VehiclesLight Armored Vehicles
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PM LAVPM LAV
– LAV – in the Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. • Conduct reconnaissance, security, and economy-of-force operations,
limited offensive or delaying operations that exploit the unit’s mobility and firepower.
• Eight-wheeled armored combat vehicle with a 25-year history to remain in service until to 2025 and possibly beyond.
– MPC – will reside in the Amphibious Assault Battalion. • Provide armor-protected mobility for infantry battalion maneuver task
forces. 2 MPCs will lift a reinforced rifle squad. • The MPC program balances vehicle performance, protection, and
payload attributes.
PM LAV Mission - Research, development, acquisition and life cycle support for USMC Light Armored Vehicle family of vehicles.
Our Location – MARCORSYSCOM program office supported by TACOM in Warren, Michigan
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LAV Modernization PlansLAV Modernization Plans
Funded Programs – LAV SLEP/ Improved Thermal Sight System (ITSS)- Fielding.– LAV-C2 Upgrade- Moving towards Milestone-C.– LAV-25 Lethality Upgrade- Working.– OIF Upgrades, A2 Upgrade, LAV Re-Procurement- Fielding.
Future LAV Programs (FY08-FY09)– LAV Rapid Acquisitions & Modifications (RAM)– LAV Survivability Upgrades - Part II– LAV Fleet Sustainment Upgrades - EPLS
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Past RAM Projects
ALL PROJECTS COME OUT THROUGH:Federal Business Opportunities
www.FedBizOpps.gov
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LAV Survivability Upgrade LAV Survivability Upgrade –– Part IIPart II
• Incorporate Floor Spall Liner• Protection or Relocation of Fuel
Tank• Incorporate Mine Blast Resistant
Seating where possible– LAV-25
• VC and Gunner• Scouts
– Mission Role Vehicles• VC and staff locations
– Driver cannot be suspended but will need a reinforced seat and leg protection
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LAV LAV -- Closing RemarksClosing Remarks
• USMC LAV projected to remain in service until 2025• LAV family of vehicles must remain
– Effective in the face of increasing threat capabilities• Supportable in the face of increasing age (CBM+ &
Obsolescence are growing issues)• The challenge: How much survivability, lethality and mobility
can be packed into an air-transportable, swim-capable LAV?
• Near Future:LAV RAM projectsLAV Survivability UpgradesLAV Sustainment Upgrades
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Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)
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MPC: System DescriptionMPC: System Description
• MPC is part of a portfolio of capabilities that provide closure to real world operational gaps and shortfalls in the ability of the MAGTF to conduct ground based maneuver tasks. The MPC, as the medium capability category platform, provides a bridge in capability between the EFV and JLTV and a balance between the performance, protection and payload attributes.
• The MPC is an expeditionary armored personnel carrier - ideal for irregular warfare - yet effective across the full range of military operations. Providing armor-protected mobility for infantry battalion maneuver task forces.
• The MPC family of vehicles includes the base armored personnel carrier and two supporting mission role variants: a command & control variant and a recovery & maintenance variant.
• Each vehicle type will be subjected to automotive performance, electromagnetic effects, reliability, live fire and operational tests.
• Although there is no existing Joint application, there are ongoing discussions between the Marine Corps and the Army to identify potential points of joint convergence.
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Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC)PrePre--MS A: The Near Future…MS A: The Near Future…
• Currently working with ONR to mature technologies that need to be integrated on the MPC
Advance Lightweight Armor Materials/ TechnologiesAdvanced Seat Technology for blast resistance, shock mitigation and roll-over protectionActive Protection SystemOn-Board Vehicle Power for exportable powerFuel Efficiency & Battlefield PowerAdvanced SuspensionTBD
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Questions?Questions?
