Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle

Updated March 2024

5,163

Parts with Declining Procurement

551

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

36,475

Obsolete Parts

8,046

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LAV-25

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LAV-25 Light Armored 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 LAV-25 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LAV-25 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 5,163 Parts with Declining Procurement and 551 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 36,475 and the LAV-25 program is dependent on 8,046 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LAV-25 program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts, can be found in the following tables.

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Top Organizations by NiiN Count

Name	Count of NiiNs	Dollars Awarded	Average Unit Price
General Dynamics Land Systems	3,542	$8,091,042	$656.39
US Army Tank Automotive Command AMSTAIMMM	2,868	$222,560	$5,564.00
AM General LLC	2,014	$50,908,746	$220.69
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	901	$364,921	$24.96
General Motors LLC	771	$4,062,355	$32.61

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
200062117	ARMOR,SUPPLEMENTAL,SMALL ARMS-FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE	$35,582	ARMATEC SURVIVABILITY CORP
016463485	ACTUATOR,HYDRAULIC-PNEUMATIC,LINEAR	$32,481	MOOG INC
013102130	DOOR,HATCH,VEHICLE	$11,671	GEN_DYN LAND SYSTM
015541177	PARTS KIT,FIRE EXTINGUISHER	$11,572	AM GENERAL LLC
015097219	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL,BRANCHED	$9,251	PHILLIP CABLE MFG INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	7	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	7	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	7	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	7	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	7	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
C0M	LIGHT ARMORED VEHIC (TAMCN: E09477M)	9,581	46.1%
VMM	LAV, ANTI-TANK	9,207	44.3%
C4M	LIGHT ARMORED VEHIC (TAMCN: E09497M)	8,010	38.5%
C6M	LIGHT ARMORED VEHIC (TAMCN: E09507B)	7,714	37.1%
8IM	LIGHT ARMORED VEHIC	7,365	35.4%

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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