Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Updated March 2024

12,276

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,257

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

134,116

Obsolete Parts

25,580

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: A-10 Thunderbolt II

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the A-10 Thunderbolt 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 A-10 Thunderbolt 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 A-10 Thunderbolt II program resulted in the following statistics. There are 12,276 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,257 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 134,116 and the A-10 Thunderbolt II program is dependent on 25,580 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the A-10 Thunderbolt II 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
Northrop Grumman Corporation	5,620	$760,390	$3,464.00
Ogden Air Logistics Center	2,772	$5,968,304	$4,206
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	2,546	$2,604,441	$2,570.00
SPS Technologies, LLC	2,237	$111,971	$23.06
Northrop Grumman Corporation	2,218	$1,222,311	$14,314

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
010976074	LOADER ASSY,ATTACHABLE	$199,300	SYN TECH SYSTM INC
012543026	DRUM,AMMUNITION LOADER	$181,613	GEN_DYN OTS INC
010976073	CONTAINER INTERFACE UNIT ASSEMBLY	$84,597	SYN TECH SYSTM INC
013383416	WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY	$80,982	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
010384966	POSITION TRANSDUCER	$68,808	TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	3	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	3	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	2	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	3	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	3	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
24F	AIRCRAFT, THUNDERBOLT II, A-10	57,214	89.9%
84F	SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, A-10 AIRCRAFT	6,216	9.8%
BEF	ENGINE, AIRCRAFT, TF34-GE-100 (A-10)	4,876	7.7%
55F	SIMULATOR, A-10	935	1.5%
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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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