Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

Updated March 2024

1,788

Parts with Declining Procurement

566

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

10,590

Obsolete Parts

2,266

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: M142 HIMARS

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) 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 M142 HIMARS program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the M142 HIMARS program resulted in the following statistics. There are 1,788 Parts with Declining Procurement and 566 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 10,590 and the M142 HIMARS program is dependent on 2,266 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the M142 HIMARS 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
Oshkosh Defense, LLC	4,735	$54,533,093	$161.99
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.	1,039	$6,820,123	$723.45
CATERPILLAR INC.	367	$1,042,418	$135.21
Plasan North America, Inc.	274	$870,826	$1,487
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.	137	$4,235,814	$217.23

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
016060231	DOOR,VEHICULAR	$92,004	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
016060168	LADDER,VEHICLE BOARDING	$23,083	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
016005494	KIT,AFES,CAB	$15,339	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC
015512331	TELESCOPIC TAGS MODIFICATION KIT,ARMOR	$10,704	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP
015266194	VALVE ASSEMBLY,MANIFOLD	$10,360	OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	2	38
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	2	34
006191148	WASHER,FLAT	3	6
005825677	WASHER,FLAT	2	17
009847042	WASHER,LOCK	1	18

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
MAA	HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM	7,098	95.2%
3FM	HIMARS RE-SUPPLY VE	4,594	61.6%
3EM	HIMARS RE-SUPPLY TR	702	9.4%
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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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