Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser

Updated March 2024

25,716

Parts with Declining Procurement

2,849

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

219,423

Obsolete Parts

60,857

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: CG-47

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the CG-47 Ticonderoga Class Cruiser 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 CG-47 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the CG-47 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 25,716 Parts with Declining Procurement and 2,849 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 219,423 and the CG-47 program is dependent on 60,857 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the CG-47 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.	3,861	$81,271	$262.31
Keysight Technologies, Inc.	3,212	$23,292	$137
Lockheed Martin Corporation	3,126	$68,274	$1,517.19
Raytheon Technologies Corporation	2,933	$9,357,634	$2,741.81
General Electric Company	2,760	$5,531,827	$2,506

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
011406835	PADEYE,SLIDING	$312,350	THE ENTWISTLE CO LLC
012406310	SYNCHRO,SIGNAL CONV	$189,010	GEN_DYN MOTION CONTROL LLC
011714265	BRAKE,MULTIPLE DISK	$175,231	TIMKEN GEARS AND SVCS INC
014204688	GEARBOX,ACCESSORY DRIVE,TURBINE ENGINE	$157,200	GE CO
011385650	VALVE ASSEMBLY,MANIFOLD	$145,914	MAROTTA CONTROLS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	1	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	1	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
EZN	TICONDEROGA CLASS CG (47)	143,894	97.3%
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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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