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Abrams M1A2 Tank

Medium(50)
defense•ground_vehicle•General Dynamics

Main battle tank used by US Army with composite armor

Product Risk Score

50Medium

Aggregate Supply Security

Allied: 24.0%
Neutral: 35.0%
Adversary: 41.0%

Weakest Link

This element poses the highest supply chain risk for this product.

60Nd

Neodymium

fire_control

77
Risk Score
80
China Dep.
86
Adversary
19%
Allied

Fire control magnets

Overall Risk

50

medium risk

Critical Elements

10

unique elements used

High Risk Elements

2

score ≥ 70

Critical Dependencies

2

high-risk primary uses

Country Exposure

Average supply chain exposure across all critical elements used in this product.

China
77.0%
15 elems
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8.5%
2 elems
South Africa
8.4%
5 elems
Indonesia
8.1%
4 elems
United States
5.3%
9 elems
Russia
5.0%
11 elems
Chile
3.6%
2 elems
Kazakhstan
3.1%
2 elems

Elements by Component

armor

Minimal(16)
FeUNi32Cr32

ammunition

High(72)
W72

engine

Medium(49)
Co47Ti51

electronics

Low(30)
Cu30

fire_control

High(77)
Nd77

optics

Medium(56)
Ge56

Element Dependencies

60Nd

Neodymium

Primaryfire_control
High(77)
Overall Risk:77
China:80

Fire control magnets

74W

Tungsten

Primaryammunition
High(72)
Overall Risk:72
China:87

Armor-piercing ammunition

32Ge

Germanium

Primaryoptics
Medium(56)
Overall Risk:56
China:65

Thermal imaging optics

22Ti

Titanium

engine
Medium(51)
Overall Risk:51
China:50

Engine components

27Co

Cobalt

Primaryengine
Medium(47)
Overall Risk:47
China:35

Engine turbine components

28Ni

Nickel

Primaryarmor
Low(32)
Overall Risk:32
China:22

Armor alloys and engine parts

24Cr

Chromium

Primaryarmor
Low(32)
Overall Risk:32
China:20

Armor and engine alloys

29Cu

Copper

Primaryelectronics
Low(30)
Overall Risk:30
China:27

Electrical systems

26Fe

Iron

Primaryarmor
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Hull and turret steel

92U

Uranium

Primaryarmor
Minimal(0)
Overall Risk:N/A
China:N/A

Depleted uranium armor and rounds

Risk Distribution

Elements by Risk Level

high2
medium3
low3
minimal2

Usage Classification

Primary Use9
Secondary Use1

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