Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

T-AKR 310 Watson Class Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo Ship

Updated March 2024

3,023

Parts with Declining Procurement

476

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

21,719

Obsolete Parts

8,174

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: T-AKR 310

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the T-AKR 310 Watson Class Roll-On/Roll-Off Cargo Ship 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 T-AKR 310 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the T-AKR 310 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 3,023 Parts with Declining Procurement and 476 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 21,719 and the T-AKR 310 program is dependent on 8,174 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the T-AKR 310 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
General Electric Company	1,873	$4,018,661	$2,747.72
Caterpillar Inc.	1,139	$725,337	$124
Northrop Grumman Corporation	286	$64,635	$1,944.50
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	212	$6,188	$11.21
Pima Valve, LLC	162	$373,534	$3,220

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
014204688	GEARBOX,ACCESSORY DRIVE,TURBINE ENGINE	$157,200	GE CO
014555683	DUCT,INLET	$106,080	GE CO
005165002	FAN,VANEAXIAL	$90,053	HOWDEN AMERICAN FAN CO
014575098	SHROUD,TURBINE	$39,752	GE CO
006162265	MANIFOLD,FUEL FEEDER	$35,060	GE 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
VPN	T-AKR 310 CLASS	14,828	97.5%
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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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