Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle

Updated March 2024

3,563

Parts with Declining Procurement

181

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

30,695

Obsolete Parts

5,031

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: AAV-7

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle program, examining the vendors, their suppliers, manufacturers, shippers, and other members of the supply chain ‚Äì as well as the critical parts and NiiNs the AAV-7 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the AAV-7 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 3,563 Parts with Declining Procurement and 181 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 30,695 and the AAV-7 program is dependent on 5,031 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the AAV-7 program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts, are included in the following tables.

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Top Organizations by NiiN Count

Name	Count of NiiNs	Dollars Awarded	Average Unit Price
US Army Tank Automotive Command AMSTAIMMM	862	$192,492	$5,347.00
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	485	$221,158	$14.51
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	461	$11,403,934	$541.81
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	375	$67,378	$105.75
General Dynamics Land Systems	320	$186,964	$33.38

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
000083726	STEER SECTION AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY	$61,558	RONAL IND INC
000083727	STEER SECTION AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY	$33,983	RONAL IND INC
016631583	WIRING HARNESS,BRANCHED	$8,344	KIDDE TECH INC
011318087	FILTER,AIR,ELECTROSTATIC	$8,142	DYNAMIC AIR ENGINEERING INC
015159962	CLUTCH PACK	$5,981	RONAL IND INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	4	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	4	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	4	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	4	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	4	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
X2M	ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE, COMMAND (AAVC7A1)	11,178	83.1%
MXM	ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY UPGRADE (AAV SU) COMM	11,138	82.8%
X3M	ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE, PERSONNEL AAVP7A1	7,567	56.2%
X4M	ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE, RECOVERY AAVR7A1	6,628	49.2%
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ABOUT OBSOLESCENCE RISK AND IMPACT

Evaluate the sustainability of critical national security programs and weapon systems. Understand critical vendors and manufacturers, the parts and NiiNs they supply for sustainment programs, the obsolescence risk for those NiiNs, and the potential impact on the program at large.

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