Defense Program Sustainment Analysis

Obsolescence Risk and Impact

M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE)

Updated March 2024

1,353

Parts with Declining Procurement

Manufacturers with Declining Procurement

13,683

Obsolete Parts

2,621

Sole Sourced Parts

Obsolescence Risk and Impact: M9 ACE

Ark.ai conducted a sustainment program analysis of the M9 Armored Combat Earthmover (ACE) 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 M9 ACE program relies on. The program analysis focuses particularly on obsolescence risk, including obsolete NiiNs, declining procurement, and sole sourced parts.

The analysis of the M9 ACE program resulted in the following statistics. There are 1,353 Parts with Declining Procurement and 65 Manufacturers with Declining Procurement. The count of Obsolete Parts is 13,683 and the M9 ACE program is dependent on 2,621 Sole Sourced Parts.

Information about the critical vendors for the M9 ACE 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	326	$59,696	$9.77
BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P.	237	$219,868	$604.77
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.	138	$4,235,814	$217.23
CNH Industrial America LLC	110	$2,567	$49.36
AM GENERAL LLC	77	$53,008	$34.56

Top Sole Sourced NiiNs

NiiN	Description	Unit Price	Vendor Name
015222513	UMBILICAL HOSE ASSEMBLY	$9,429	STRATA G SOL LLC
015912858	CAMERA,TELEVISION	$3,531	DRS NETWORK AND IMAGING SYSTM LLC
012195864	DOOR,METAL,SWINGING	$2,695	GREENE METAL PRODUCTS INC
007549484	RELAY,ELECTROMAGNETIC	$1,707	MARINE AIR SUPPLY CO INC
012039888	PUMP ASSEMBLY CHARG	$1,580	BAE SYSTM LAND AND ARMAMENTS LP

Top Obsolete NiiNs

NiiN	Description	WSDC Count	Authorized Suppliers
009338120	WASHER,LOCK	2	36
009296395	WASHER,LOCK	2	38
009338121	WASHER,LOCK	2	23
009338118	WASHER,LOCK	2	34
005825677	WASHER,FLAT	2	17

Top Weapon System Designator Codes

WSDC	Name	NiiN Count	Percent of Total NiiNs
FGA	ARMORED COMBAT EARTHMOVER (M9)	5,416	97.0%
3QM	EXCAVATOR, COMBAT, M9 ACE	4,891	87.6%
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ABOUT OBSOLESCENCE RISK AND IMPACT

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