Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

AV-8B Harrier II

Updated March 2024

11,696

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,314

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

170,847

Obsolete Parts

40,492

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: AV-8B Harrier II

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the AV-8B Harrier II 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 AV-8B Harrier II program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the AV-8B Harrier II program resulted in the following statistics. There are 11,696 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,314 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 170,847 and the AV-8B Harrier II program is dependent on 40,492 Sole Sourced Parts.

The webpage provides information about the critical vendors for the AV-8B Harrier II program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts. Tables displaying this information are available for reference.

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Top Organizations by NiiN Count

Name	Count of NiiNs	Dollars Awarded	Average Unit Price
The Boeing Company	11,991	$34,276	$6,855.00
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	3,585	$1,166,945	$580
SPS Technologies, LLC	1,935	$56,164	$50.49
BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc.	1,599	$2,119,210	$951.98
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	1,515	$6,130,431	$994

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
005126927	PLATE,METAL	$78,400	RUDY III ERNEST
011460321	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY	$62,504	RAYTHEON CO
011820339	CONTROLLER,FIRE DET	$54,840	KIDDE TECH INC
009401981	BODY ASSEMBLY,OIL PUMP	$38,012	TRANSDIGM INC
014758480	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL	$35,560	RAYTHEON CO

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	3	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	3	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	4	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	4	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	3	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
55N	AIRCRAFT, HARRIER AV-8B	89,000	89.8%
C8N	SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, AV-8B AIRCRAFT	5,653	5.7%
68N	ENGINE, AIRCRAFT F-402	2,890	2.9%
FSN	CASS OPERATIONAL TEST PROGRAM SET - AV8B	2,793	2.8%
ZHN	APG 65, FA18, AV8 RADAR SYSTEM	839	0.80%

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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