Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

V-22 Osprey

Updated March 2024

11,819

Parts with Declining Procurement

1,770

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

67,495

Obsolete Parts

32,309

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: V-22 Osprey

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the V-22 Osprey 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 V-22 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the V-22 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 11,819 Parts with Declining Procurement and 1,770 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 67,495 and the V-22 program is dependent on 32,309 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the V-22 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
Bell Textron Inc.	10,331	$3,293,836	$224.19
The Boeing Company	6,662	$1,249,601	$7,050
SPS Technologies, LLC	1,036	$78,506	$27.33
Rockwell Collins, Inc.	802	$153,031	$57.22
Honeywell International Inc.	798	$8,702,060	$1,526

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015991742	IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC	$154,761	APPLIED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INC
015815404	AFT NACELLE ASSY,AI	$83,143	APPLIED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES INC
014183257	ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ASSEMBLY	$65,599	ASTRONICS ADVANCED ELECTRONIC
013595610	CONTROL UNIT,ELECTRONIC,MACHINE GUN	$56,341	GEN_DYN OTS INC
014588670	POSI-VAC STARTER KI	$44,995	DCM CLEAN AIR PRODUCTS INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
012612228	CONNECTOR,PLUG,ELECTRICAL	4	0
012906629	RELAY,ELECTROMAGNETIC	4	0
012258892	CONNECTOR,PLUG,ELECTRICAL	4	0
012236127	PLASTIC SHEET	4	0
012862238	MICROCIRCUIT,LINEAR	4	1

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
CXN	AIRCRAFT, OSPREY V-22A, MARINE CORPS	49,309	80.6%
CTF	AIRCRAFT, OSPREY CV-22B	38,327	62.7%
EPN	AIRCRAFT, OSPREY CMV-22	33,363	54.5%
CTN	V-22 PECULIAR SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (PSE)	13,590	22.2%
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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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