The expeditionary fighting vehicle (EFV) is the latest in armoured warfare technology (though still under the testing phase) to be released for combat duty to the United States Marine Corps. The purpose of the EFV is to replace the ageing Amphibious Assault Vehicle still currently in service with the

Marine Corps. Thepurpose of the EFV is not just to ferry a squad of Marines from sea to shore but to provide close support protection to the Marines for them to perform their mission and then extract them back to the mother-ship.