This means that they have between 120 and 170 days of supply on hand now. VPV development continues on schedule. The Demo business case for year 3 was submitted in July with a major redirection of effort to the VPV project. All tasks were completed or are on schedule as of the end of the month. All tasks listed in the business case were on schedule for the month.
Minor issues continue to be discovered and resolved.
Commencement of leveling and excess item draw down will be discussed at the 19 August VPV review at Parris Island. The quantity produced will continue to be low until late September because Ft. Jackson ordered over 1000 of our 7 sizes on the first of May and DPSC filled the requisitions directly from the depot. This annual May surge and associated problems was covered in detail in the May and June reports. This means they still have about 170 days of supply at their current consumption rate.