Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program faces cost, schedule and performance risks

Given the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) development's cost, schedule, and less-than-expected performance during its initial operational assessment and other issues, we were asked to review the EFV program. This briefing provides the results of our review. It examines performance, schedule, and cost risks facing the program following the program's 2007 Nunn-McCurdy breach and restructuring. The EFV is the successor to the Marine Corps' existing amphibious assault vehicle (AAV), and is intended to transport troops from ships offshore to their inland destinations at higher speeds and from farther distances than the legacy AAV. Desire for ability to launch from farther offshore is driven by the growing range of shore-to-ship threats. Two variants are being developed: A troop carrier for 17 combat-equipped Marines and a crew of three, and a command vehicle to manage combat operations in the field. The system has a reliability Key Performance Parameter requirement of 43.5 hours Mean Time Between Operational Mission Failure (MTBOMF).