Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

V-22 Osprey

Updated March 2024

11,819

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,770

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

67,495

Obsolete Parts

32,309

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: V-22 Osprey

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the V-22 Osprey program, examining the vendors, their suppliers, manufacturers, shippers, and other members of the supply chain – as well as the critical parts and NiiNs the V-22 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the V-22 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 11,819 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,770 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 67,495 and the V-22 program is dependent on 32,309 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the V-22 program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts are included in the following tables.

Top Organizations by NiiN Count

NameCount of NiiNsDollars AwardedAverage Unit Price
Bell Textron Inc.10,331$3,293,836$224.19
The Boeing Company6,662$1,249,601$7,050
SPS Technologies, LLC1,036$78,506$27.33
Rockwell Collins, Inc.802$153,031$57.22
Honeywell International Inc.798$8,702,060$1,526

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiNDescriptionUnit PriceVendor Name
015991742IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC$154,761APPLIED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INC
015815404AFT NACELLE ASSY,AI$83,143APPLIED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INC
014183257ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY$65,599ASTRONICS ADVANCED ELECTRONIC
013595610CONTROL UNIT,ELECTRONIC,MACHINE GUN$56,341GEN_DYN OTS INC
014588670POSI-VAC STARTER KI$44,995DCM CLEAN AIR PRODUCTS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiNDescriptionWSDC CountAuthorized Suppliers
012612228CONNECTOR,PLUG,ELECTRICAL40
012906629RELAY,ELECTROMAGNETIC40
012258892CONNECTOR,PLUG,ELECTRICAL40
012236127PLASTIC SHEET40
012862238MICROCIRCUIT,LINEAR41

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDCNameNiiN CountPercent of Total NiiNs
CXNAIRCRAFT, OSPREY V-22A, MARINE CORPS49,30980.6%
CTFAIRCRAFT, OSPREY CV-22B38,32762.7%
EPNAIRCRAFT, OSPREY CMV-2233,36354.5%
CTNV-22 PECULIAR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (PSE)13,59022.2%
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