Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

AH-64 Apache

Updated March 2024

6,276

Parts with Declining Procurement

626

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

67,286

Obsolete Parts

17,949

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: AH-64 Apache

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the AH-64 Apache 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 AH-64 Apache program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the AH-64 Apache program resulted in the following statistics. There are 6,276 Parts with Declining Procurement and 626 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 67,286 and the AH-64 Apache program is dependent on 17,949 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the AH-64 Apache 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
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	1,283	$56	$11.24
General Electric Company	1,069	$9,245,819	$516
Honeywell International Inc.	784	$2,183,957	$755.84
Lockheed Martin Corporation	715	$40,227	$1,660.00
SPS Technologies, LLC	584	$146,858	$6

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
012108181	GEAR ASSEMBLY,SPEED INCREASER	$66,857	MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTM INC
012781136	MEGGITT DEFENSE SYSTM INC	$37,678	MERGER UNIT ASSEMBLY
014789374	TOOL KIT,AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE	$30,015	ETI TECH LLC
013553383	FIXTURE,AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE	$29,410	ETI TECH LLC
014302550	VALVE,FLOW CONTROL	$17,670	HONEYWELL INTL INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	5	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	5	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	4	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	5	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	3	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
LBA	AH-64-D LONGBOW	33,958	90.7%
E2A	AH-64E	20,540	54.9%
82A	ARMT SUBSYS, HELICOPTER (1520011069519, 1520013558250)	4,678	12.5%
GQA	AREA WEAPON SYSTEM FOR LB - NSN: 1520-01-355-8250	2,299	6.1%
61A	AN/TYQ-155 BCCS	1,594	4.30%

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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