Armoured Combat Support Vehicle (ACSV)
Project summary
The new and modern fleet of Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSV) will provide ambulances, mobile repair and vehicle recovery vehicles, as well as engineer support vehicles and command posts, for both domestic and international operations.
The new fleet of 360 ACSVs will all be based on the LAV 6.0 and will replace the current Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) II Bison and M113 Tracked LAV fleets. The ACSV is classified as either Type 2 (the first five variants with a high roof) or Type 3 (the last three variants with a lower roof).
Project phases
Currently in Phase 4: Implementation
1. Identification
1. Identification
- June 2017
2. Options analysis
2. Options analysis
- January 23, 2019
3. Definition
3. Definition
- N/A
4. Implementation
4. Implementation
- Project approval: August 6, 2019
- Contract award: September 5, 2019
- First vehicle accepted: December 18, 2020
- First delivery (Ambulance variant): October 2023
- Second delivery (Troop/Cargo variant): February 2024
- Third delivery (Command Post variant): Fall 2024
- Initial Operational Capability: 2024
- Full Operational Capability: 2027
5. Close-out
5. Close-out
- 2028
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Additional information
Project updates
Project updates
February 2024
The second ACSV variant, the Troop/Cargo Variant, began testing at Garrison Petawawa. All 41 variants are expected to be delivered to the Canadian Army by late summer 2024.
As of February 2024, a total of 118 vehicles have been factory accepted by Canada. These vehicles are progressively being delivered to the CAF.
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Durability testing that evaluated the Remote Weapon Station has also been successfully completed.
October 2023
Canada officially accepted delivery of the first ACSV variant, the Ambulance variant, at Garrison Petawawa. Delivery of the Ambulance variant is ongoing.
February 2023
Total of 86 Type 2 variants have been produced by GDLS-C to date.
November 2022 - February 2023
Preliminary Design Review of Type 3 Common and Fitter/Cargo Vehicle, Maintenance Recovery Vehicle, Mobile Repair Team variants are completed.
June 9, 2022
Critical System, Design, and Logistical Reviews of Electronic Warfare variant complete.
May 25, 2022
Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Durability (RAMD) testing – Phase 1 completed.
March 31, 2022
First Command Post variant – produced by GDLS-C.
July 29, 2021
The second variant of ACSV (Ambulance) was accepted at the factory by Canada.
December 18, 2020
The first Troop/Cargo Vehicle variant was accepted at the factory by Canada.
November 2019 – December 2020
Critical system, design, and logistical reviews are done on the troop/cargo, ambulance, and command post variants of the vehicles.
September 5, 2019
A contract was awarded to GDLS-Canada (GDLS-C)..
Industry
Benefiting Canadian Industry
The Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy was applied to the ACSV Implementation Contract. Total ITB obligation is $1.775 billion.
The contract was awarded through a non-competitive process following direct engagement with General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada, the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the Light Armoured Vehicle 6.0.
Technical Requirements
About the ACSV
360 vehicles will be purchased in eight variants. They include:
Type 2 Variants:
- Troop/Cargo Vehicle (TCV)
- Ambulance (AMB)
- Command Post (CP)
- Electronic Warfare (EW)
- Engineer (ENGR)
Type 3 Variants:
- Fitter/Cargo Vehicle (FCV)
- Maintenance and Recovery Vehicle (MRV)
- Mobile Repair Team (MRT)
Project costs
Project costs
The cost of the ACSV project is $2.52 billion. This includes acquisition, project management costs, infrastructure, and contingency.
Issues/Risks
Issues/Risks
The Government of Canada has donated 39 ACSVs (TCV variant) previously produced for delivery to Canada to Ukraine. The vehicles will be replaced by the contractor and therefore the scope of the project will not be affected. As a result of the donations, the Ambulance variant will now be the first vehicle to be delivered to the CAF later in 2023.
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