Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Updated March 2024

22,559

Parts with Declining Procurement

2,340

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

230,245

Obsolete Parts

78,498

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: F-16

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the F-16 Fighting Falcon 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 F-16 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the F-16 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 22,559 Parts with Declining Procurement and 2,340 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 230,245 and the F-16 program is dependent on 78,498 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the F-16 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
Lockheed Martin	22,904	$6,297,403	$2,820
Raytheon Technologies	7,772	$2,051	$513
General Electric Company	6,672	$11,527,441	$717
Northrop Grumman Corporation	5,374	$3,893,957	$15,688
BAE Systems	4,682	$1,192,176	$4,215

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
012543026	DRUM,AMMUNITION LOADER	$181,613	GEN_DYN OTS INC
014660780	STORAGE CONTAINER	$123,790	HYDRAULICS INTL INC
015016913	PARTS KIT,OVERHAUL OXYGEN REGULATOR	$96,111	MISSION SYSTM DAVENPORT INC
010174482	SUPPORT ASSEMBLY,MO	$86,848	ATEC INC
016855031	STABILIZER,HORIZONTAL	$85,083	ROHR INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
015773543	PLUG,END SEAL,ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR	5	1
002881976	O-RING	5	1
008204142	RETAINER,PACKING	5	1
004801853	O-RING	5	1
008252102	NUT,TUBE COUPLING	5	1

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
26F	AIRCRAFT, F-16	138,003	82.9%
92F	SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, F-16 AIRCRAFT	27,430	16.5%
BUF	ENGINE, AIRCRAFT, F100-PW-200 (F-16A/B/C/D)	17,381	10.4%
BVF	ENGINE, AIRCRAFT, F110-GE-100/129 (F-16 C/D)	11,734	7.0%
HLN	F-16 C/D AIRCRAFT	4,600	2.8%

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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