Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

BFV Bradley Fighting Vehicle Family of Systems

Updated March 2024

6,196

Parts with Declining Procurement

191

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

36,313

Obsolete Parts

11,614

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: BFV

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the BFV Bradley Fighting Vehicle Family of Systems 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 BFV program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the BFV program resulted in the following statistics. There are 6,196 Parts with Declining Procurement and 191 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 36,313 and the BFV program is dependent on 11,614 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the BFV 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	9,765	$1,801,602	$658.09
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.	770	$8,078,121	$3,122.13
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	521	$66,138	$5.70
Deutz Corporation	394	$25,238	$51.60
General Dynamics Land Systems	231	$788	$2.14

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016775370	RADIATOR,ENGINE COOLANT	$52,300	ALTEX TECH CORP
015642889	PUMP UNIT,HYDRAULIC	$19,355	BOWHEAD MFG CO
015503323	JUNCTION BOX	$15,950	MARVIN LAND SYSTM INC
015490409	CONDENSER,REFRIGERATION	$15,925	MARVIN LAND SYSTM INC
014641085	WIRING HARNESS,BRANCHED	$15,147	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	2	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	2	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	2	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	2	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	2	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
37A	FIGHTING VEHICLE SYSTEMS, BRADLEY (BFVS)	23,598	94.9%
5JA	M2A4,M7A4,A4 BFV,A4 BRADLEY FIGHTING VEH,ARMORED RECONN,	9,693	39.0%
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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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