Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock

Updated March 2024

20,186

Parts with Declining Procurement

2,591

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

123,953

Obsolete Parts

38,275

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: LPD-17

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the LPD-17 San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock 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 LPD-17 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the LPD-17 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 20,186 Parts with Declining Procurement and 2,591 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 123,953 and the LPD-17 program is dependent on 38,275 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the LPD-17 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
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	2,639	$25,966,961	$434.00
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	2,255	$58,437	$30
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	1,550	$344,597	$4,189.76
Keysight Technologies, Inc.	1,453	$23,475	$128.16
Lockheed Martin Corporation	1,147	$68,274	$1,517

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015077917	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$249,998	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
015041042	PUMP,ROTARY	$247,243	CIRCOR PUMPS NORTH AMERICA LLC
015794737	MAMS KIT HFL-134A	$169,513	JOHNSON CONTROLS NAVY SYSTM LLC
012593380	ANTENNA ASSEMBLY	$143,399	L3 TECH INC
016601088	ELEMENT,HOUSING AY	$140,751	ELECTRIC HEATER CO

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
ZDN	LPD-17 CLASS AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORT DOCK	87,576	97.6%
33N	LPD 17 CLASS COLTPIELSTK PC2.5 DIESEL ENGINE	1,041	1.2%
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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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