Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LCS Littoral Combat Ship

Updated March 2024

15,545

Parts with Declining Procurement

2,082

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

72,163

Obsolete Parts

28,264

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LCS

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LCS Littoral Combat Ship 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 LCS program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LCS program resulted in the following statistics. There are 15,545 Parts with Declining Procurement and 2,082 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 72,163 and the LCS program is dependent on 28,264 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LCS 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
Trident Maritime Systems, Inc.	1,306	$73,267	$2,222.00
General Electric Company	1,290	$3,379,444	$3,490
Raytheon Technologies Corporation	1,054	$185,855	$2,712.70
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	993	$51,315	$125.95
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.	735	$5,762,137	$4,934

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016753961	MODIFICATION KIT,MARINE HARDWARE AND HULL ITEMS	$195,697	MARITIME APPLIED PHYSICS CORP
014204688	GEARBOX,ACCESSORY DRIVE,TURBINE ENGINE	$157,200	GE CO
016290177	CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY	$127,409	HOSE MCCANN TELEPHONE CO INC
011722331	FAN,CENTRIFUGAL	$124,264	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
014555683	DUCT,INLET	$106,080	GE CO

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	5	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	4	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	5	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	5	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	5	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
GBN	LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP	57,681	91.9%
C1N	LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (ALL ODD NUMBER SHIPS)	30,411	48.4%
B2N	LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (ALL EVEN NUMBER SHIPS)	22,846	36.4%
GJN	LCS MISSION MODULES	4,076	6.5%
GUN	LCS SUW MISSION MODULE	3,336	5.30%

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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