Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

F/A-18 Hornet/ Super Hornet

Updated March 2024

23,413

Parts with Declining Procurement

3,512

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

250,794

Obsolete Parts

85,768

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: F/A-18 Hornet

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the F/A-18 Hornet/ Super Hornet 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/A-18 Hornet 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/A-18 Hornet program resulted in the following statistics. There are 23,413 Parts with Declining Procurement and 3,512 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 250,794 and the F/A-18 Hornet program is dependent on 85,768 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the F/A-18 Hornet 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
The Boeing Company	35,257	$1,836	$36.00
Northrop Grumman Corporation	6,218	$58,291,901	$3,673
SPS Technologies, LLC	5,004	$131,585	$137.68
Raytheon Technologies Corporation	4,724	$2,226,591	$47,320.48
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	4,475	$350,789	$335

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015912239	BEAM SPLITTER,OPTICAL INSTRUMENT	$235,034	RAYTHEON CO
015535797	DRUM ASSEMBLY,AMMUNITION	$197,011	GEN_DYN OTS INC
011552973	MOUNT ASSEMBLY,ENGINE	$173,362	NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTM CORP
013897420	FIXTURE,TEST,ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT	$105,000	FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTHEAST
014816360	DRUM ASSEMBLY,AMMUNITION	$84,246	GEN_DYN OTS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	10	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	9	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	9	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	12	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	10	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
Z9N	AIRCRAFT, F/A-18, A - D, E/F, G (GROWLER)	171,260	89.4%
43N	AIRCRAFT, HORNET F/A-18	145,280	75.8%
VUN	AIRCRAFT, HORNET F/A-18 (E/F)	74,125	38.7%
Z5N	EA-18G (GROWLER)	57,142	29.8%
XNN	FMS - AIRCRAFT, HORNET F/A-18	28,948	15.10%

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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