Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

JLTV Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

Updated March 2024

1,818

Parts with Declining Procurement

361

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

4,243

Obsolete Parts

2,422

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: JLTV

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the JLTV Joint Light Tactical 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 JLTV program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the JLTV program resulted in the following statistics. There are 1,818 Parts with Declining Procurement and 361 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 4,243 and the JLTV program is dependent on 2,422 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the JLTV 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
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	6,274	$80,474,141	$453.19
General Motors LLC	56	$45,325	$20.67
C. E. Niehoff & Co.	44	$8,044	$536.28
CATERPILLAR INC.	32	$69.82	$34.91
TELEPHONICS CORPORATION	24	$395,646	$864.52

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016807003	COVER,ACCESS	$13,703	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
016786013	INSTALLATION KIT,VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS	$13,481	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
016781393	PARTS KIT,BRACKET,VEHICULAR COMPONENTS	$13,189	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
017075502	COVER,VEHICULAR COMPONENTS	$10,920	SHIELD TECH CORP
017075506	COVER,VEHICULAR COMPONENTS	$10,385	SHIELD TECH CORP

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	1	6
009349765	NUT,PLAIN,HEXAGON	1	10
007225998	WASHER,FLAT	1	31

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
J8A	CJLTWCM1279,M1280,M1281, JLTV, JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE	6,885	94.1%
QRA	JLTV TRAILER M1289	522	7.1%
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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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