Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

B-1 Lancer

Updated March 2024

15,930

Parts with Declining Procurement

973

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

185,694

Obsolete Parts

50,113

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: B-1 Lancer

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the B-1 Lancer 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 B-1 Lancer program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the B-1 Lancer program resulted in the following statistics. There are 15,930 Parts with Declining Procurement and 973 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 185,694 and the B-1 Lancer program is dependent on 50,113 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the B-1 Lancer 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
General Electric Company	4,050	$136,503	$395.19
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	3,856	$1,888,879	$2,228
SPS Technologies, LLC	2,664	$37,395	$1.04
Northrop Grumman Corporation	2,229	$4,277,430	$31,574.00
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	2,228	$796,286	$8,641

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
013939796	ANTENNA SUBASSEMBLY	$98,869	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
013431894	RADAR FREQUENCY ABSORBER	$66,582	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
014001481	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY	$55,251	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
014748935	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL,BRANCHED	$42,669	GEN_DYN MISSION SYSTM
012919922	DUCT ASSEMBLY,AIR CONDITIONING-HEATING,AIRCRAFT	$34,392	SENIOR OPERATIONS LLC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

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

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
56F	AIRCRAFT, B-1B	81,559	71.7%
ACF	SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, B-1 AIRCRAFT	37,659	33.1%
AUF	TRAINER, B-1B AIRCRAFT	23,910	21.0%
BXF	ENGINE, AIRCRAFT, F101-GE-102 (B-1)	6,852	6.0%
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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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