USA Transfers AAV-7A1 Amphibious Vehicles to Indonesia

The first batch of AAV-7A1 amphibious vehicles has been delivered from the U.S. to Indonesia.

Photographer Willymarley posted photos of the vehicles being unloaded at one of Indonesia’s ports on Facebook.

The first shipment consisted of about 10 AAV-7A1 units.

The vehicles are equipped with the Enhanced Applique Armor Kit and the Up-Gunned Weapons Station.

Indonesia has signed an agreement with the United States to deliver approximately 35 AAV-7A1 armored amphibious vehicles.

The vehicles are being transferred from surplus stocks of the U.S. Marine Corps.

They are likely to be officially unveiled on October 5 to mark Indonesian Armed Forces Day.

The AAV-7A1s will supplement the country’s existing fleet, which previously consisted of a limited number—between 10 and 15—of older LVTP-7A1 vehicles transferred by South Korea as military aid in 2009.

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In 2025, the U.S. Marine Corps decommissioned the AAV-7 amphibious assault vehicles.

The AAV-7 entered service in 1972. The vehicle was equipped with a waterjet propulsion system and a stern ramp, which sped up troop landings from ship to shore.

As part of a service life extension program in the 1980s, the vehicle received a new engine, transmission, and combat module, after which it was reclassified as the AAV-7A1.

In the late 1990s, the AAVs underwent another phase of large-scale modernization, including the installation of a new engine and an improved suspension.

As a result, the A1-version vehicles were equipped with the same engine as the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. This provided additional logistical advantages.

In the 1990s, the U.S. Marine Corps began developing a replacement for the AAV.

The U.S. began actively selling surplus vehicles to NATO allies—Romania and Greece—as well as to Taiwan.