Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

M88 Hercules Armored Recovery Vehicle

Updated March 2024

4,058

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

27,360

Obsolete Parts

4,762

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: M88 Hercules

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the M88 Hercules Armored Recovery 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 M88 Hercules program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the M88 Hercules program resulted in the following statistics. There are 4,058 Parts with Declining Procurement and 81 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 27,360 and the M88 Hercules program is dependent on 4,762 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the M88 Hercules 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
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.	952	$12,660,125	$2,015.39
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	487	$58,971	$6.93
L3 Technologies, Inc.	280	$43,788	$131.12
Brighton Cromwell, LLC	247	$9,938,889	$1,815.91
General Dynamics Land Systems	220	$15,447	$10.32

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015004303	PARTS KIT,HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION	$24,806	TWIN DISC INC
015635696	VALVE,FLOW CONTROL	$20,078	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP
016072097	TEST SOCKET,FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND DETECTION SYSTEM	$12,300	KIDDE TECH INC
015081199	LEVER,REMOTE CONTROL	$11,682	LINMARR ASSOCIATES INC
016098437	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL	$8,612	TNL SALES LLC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	3	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	3	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	3	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	2	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
28A	VEHICLE, RECOVERY M-88 SERIES	11,483	89.0%
ZLA	RECOVERY VEHICLE FU	10,565	81.9%
3NM	RECOVERY VEHICLE, FU	9,368	72.6%
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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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