Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

M109 Paladin Family of Vehicles

Updated March 2024

4,950

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

32,645

Obsolete Parts

8,586

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: M109

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the M109 Paladin Family of Vehicles 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 M109 program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the M109 program resulted in the following statistics. There are 4,950 Parts with Declining Procurement and 59 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 32,645 and the M109 program is dependent on 8,586 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the M109 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
US Army Tank Automotive Command AMSTAIMMM	6,605	$840,957	$4,379.03
Combat Capabilities Development Command CCDC Armaments Center	3,576	$1,523	$761.30
Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.	905	$1,019,077	$110.09
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	631	$80,605	$210.20
Departmenty of the Army	628	$183,252	$2,124.61

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016608550	SELECTOR CONTROL SUBASSEMBLY	$28,295	HDT EXPEDITIONARY SYSTM INC
016310369	BORESCOPE,VIDEO	$18,778	ZISTOS CORP
013500251	ARMOR,SUPPLEMENTAL,SMALL ARMS-FRAGMENTATION PROTECTIVE	$14,950	GREENE METAL PRODUCTS INC
016820413	COOLER,FLUID,TRANSMISSION	$12,655	AAVID NIAGARA LLC
013597842	MOTOR,DIRECT CURRENT	$10,847	DYNAMIC AIR ENGINEERING INC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

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

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
23A	HOWITZER, M-109 SERIES	14,122	75.2%
8AA	M109A7 HOWITZER	5,306	28.3%
FHA	FIELD ARTILLERY AMMUNITION SUPPORT VEHICLE (FAASV) (M992)	4,982	26.5%
KKA	CARRIER,AMMUNITION,TRACKED-M992A3	3,434	18.3%
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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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