Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

H-1 Bell Huey Family

Updated March 2024

13,587

Parts with Declining Procurement

2,986

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

177,132

Obsolete Parts

51,630

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: H-1

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the H-1 Bell Huey Family 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 H-1 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the H-1 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 13,587 Parts with Declining Procurement and 2,986 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 177,132 and the H-1 program is dependent on 51,630 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the H-1 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
Bell Textron Inc	18,653	$73,300,341	$3,043.00
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	5,672	$700,861	$814
Honeywell International Inc.	2,337	$2,792,737	$450.12
Northrop Grumman Corporation	1,780	$117,750	$4,710.00
General Electric Company	1,524	$13,463,292	$814

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016563781	DOOR,AIRCRAFT	$229,828	BELL TEXTRON INC
004417628	DOOR,AIRCRAFT	$193,784	BELL TEXTRON INC
004113119	STICK ASSY,COLLECTI	$174,349	BELL TEXTRON INC
014295885	CONTROL STICK,AIRCRAFT	$174,227	BELL TEXTRON INC
016177279	SEAT,AIRCRAFT	$135,440	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	5	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	5	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	4	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	4	34
009338119	WASHER,LOCK	5	21

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
C4N	HELICOPTER, H1 ALL VERSIONS	94,768	86.6%
53N	UH-1Y HELICOPTER	22,539	20.6%
51N	AH-1Z HELICOPTER	20,033	18.3%
22F	HELICOPTER, IROQUOIS HH/UH-1	18,235	16.7%
QEF	HELO, TH-1H HUEY II	10,688	9.80%

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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