The current Marines fleet of AAV7 underwent the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability-Rebuild to Standard (Ram/RS) programme and includes AAVP7A1 Ram/RS personnel carriers, Ram/RS C2 and AAVR7A1 Ram/RS recovery variants.
The primary objective of the vessel will be to carry various tactical transports for rapid deployment, including; AAV7 assault vehicles, and helicopters, as well as personnel.