Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

Updated March 2024

2,428

Parts with Declining Procurement

190

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

24,897

Obsolete Parts

18,991

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: F-35

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter 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-35 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-35 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 2,428 Parts with Declining Procurement and 190 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 24,897 and the F-35 program is dependent on 18,991 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the F-35 program, as well as a list of the obsolete and sole sourced parts, can be found in the following tables.

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Top Organizations by NiiN Count

Name	Count of NiiNs	Dollars Awarded	Average Unit Price
All Power Manufacturing Co.	1,683	$8,000	$13.12
Rolls-Royce Corporation	1,566	$83,975	$60.82
SPS Technologies, LLC	1,086	$20,978	$19.49
Rolls-Royce Corporation	710	$9,370	$48.80
M.S. Aerospace Inc.	673	$25,862	$81.45

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015008246	FLANGE,DEMOUNTABLE,	$8,983	HONEYWELL INTL INC
016710230	VALVE,FLOW CONTROL	$8,000	MANEY AIRCRAFT INC
014988586	CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECIAL PURPOSE,ELECTRICAL	$7,500	LINMARR ASSOCIATES INC
014632082	DRAWBAR ASSEMBLY	$7,228	DEVAL LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT LLC
012637247	INSPECTION PENETRANT	$5,419	SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTL

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	1	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	1	38
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	1	34
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	1	6
005825677	WASHER,FLAT	1	17

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
SFJ	TEMP WSDC ASSIGNED BY DLA FOR PBL SUPPORT JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER	30,156	82.4%
JFE	TEMP WSDC ASSIGNED BY DLA FOR PBL SUPPORT FOR JSF ENGINE	5,497	15.0%
2LF	AIRCRAFT, F-35	5,404	14.8%
DRN	F-35 GUC	5,294	14.5%
2PF	ENGINE, F-35	738	2.0%

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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