National Stock Number
5840-01-672-9770
National Stock Number (NSN) 5840-01-672-9770, or NIIN 016729770, (radar set) was assigned May 24, 2018 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 01, 2019, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire, for the first time, directly from the actual manufacturer rather than the prime contractor who is not the actual manufacturer. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both, needed to purchase this part from additional sources. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 19159. [A FIXED NUMBER OF COMPONENTS AND/OR ITEMS, NOT ALL HAVING THE SAME BASIC NAME, WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A COMPLETE SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL FUNCTION, THAT PROPAGATE INTO SPACE AND UTILIZE REFLECTED PORTIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS DETECTING THE PRESENCE AND/OR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF DISTANT OBJECTS, PROJECTILE VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS, TERRAIN CLEARANCE MEASUREMENTS, BOMB DIRECTING MEASUREMENT, AND THE LIKE. SEE ALSO RADAR SET, SEMITRAILER MOUNTED.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5840016729770 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8526100070: radar apparatus nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as telecommunications equipment. NAICS classification category 334511: search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.