Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer

Updated March 2024

9,084

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,512

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

48,074

Obsolete Parts

13,777

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer 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 DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class program resulted in the following statistics. There are 9,084 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,512 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 48,074 and the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class program is dependent on 13,777 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt Class 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.	776	$51,315	$125.95
CATERPILLAR INC.	503	$464,377	$58
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	409	$252,436	$8.96
Johnson Controls Navy Systems, LLC	380	$17,048,310	$5,332.82
Thales USA, Inc.	358	$3,383	$421

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016471677	FREEZE UNIT,MODULAR	$173,616	JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTM LLC
013251468	VALVE ASSEMBLY,MANIFOLD	$81,675	MAROTTA CONTROLS INC
016585378	VALVE,SOLENOID	$76,640	MAROTTA CONTROLS INC
016264263	FLOAT,STBD,EXT RAMP	$71,473	JERED LLC
016264259	FLOAT,PORT,EXT RAMP	$69,029	JERED LLC

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
C9N	DDG-1000 ZUMWALT CLASS DESTROYER	33,192	98.0%
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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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