Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

CVN-78 Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

Updated March 2024

17,534

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,958

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

98,524

Obsolete Parts

32,903

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: CVN-78

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the CVN-78 Ford Class Aircraft Carrier 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 CVN-78 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the CVN-78 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 17,534 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,958 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 98,524 and the CVN-78 program is dependent on 32,903 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the CVN-78 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
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	2,390	$24,198,689	$474.45
Fairbanks Morse, LLC	1,991	$76,950	$25,507
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	1,731	$4,916	$12.96
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft	1,144	$5,476,507	$7,931.61
Raytheon Technologies Corporation	959	$175,978	$3,762

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015733237	SENSOR,CURRENT	$165,000	FISCHER CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
016485976	ACTUATOR,SPRING BRAKE	$126,890	FEDERAL EQUIPMENT CO
011722331	FAN,CENTRIFUGAL	$124,264	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
016488023	MOTOR ASSEMBLY,ELECTRIC	$106,235	JGILS LLC
016488053	ARMATURE-ROTOR ASSEMBLY	$72,954	FEDERAL EQUIPMENT CO

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	1	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
D3N	FORD CLASS CARRIERS	72,590	97.5%
ALN	CVN 78 UNIQUE (NUCLEAR SEP)	7,467	10.0%
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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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