Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

B-2 Spirit

Updated March 2024

9,262

Parts with Declining Procurement

914

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

124,220

Obsolete Parts

39,695

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: B-2 Spirit

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the B-2 Spirit 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-2 Spirit 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-2 Spirit program resulted in the following statistics. There are 9,262 Parts with Declining Procurement and 914 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 124,220 and the B-2 Spirit program is dependent on 39,695 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the B-2 Spirit 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.	2,572	$345,754	$815.45
General Electric Company	2,473	$23,008	$133
AM General LLC	1,965	$48,802,436	$191.16
SPS Technologies, LLC	1,685	$35,732	$22.25
U.S. Air Force	1,619	$1,328,317	$4,781

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
014760334	MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY,HYDRAULIC	$231,378	PALL AEROPOWER CORP
013880334	POWER SUPPLY	$133,123	HONEYWELL INTL INC
014066825	RELAY ASSEMBLY	$128,523	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
015016913	PARTS KIT,OVERHAUL OXYGEN REGULATOR	$101,203	MISSION SYSTM DAVENPORT INC
005126927	PLATE,METAL	$78,400	RUDY III ERNEST

Top Obsolete NiiNs

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

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
FMF	AIRCRAFT,B-2 BOMBER (ATB)	69,831	86.4%
FNF	SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, B-2 BOMBER	12,202	15.1%
FOF	ENGINE,F118-GE-100 (B-2 BOMBER)	4,061	5.0%
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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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