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F-35 Lightning II

Medium(51)
defense•fighter_jet•Lockheed Martin

Fifth-generation stealth multirole combat aircraft

Product Risk Score

51Medium

Aggregate Supply Security

Allied: 20.0%
Neutral: 41.0%
Adversary: 40.0%

Weakest Link

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

31Ga

Gallium

avionics

88
Risk Score
96
China Dep.
96
Adversary
1%
Allied

Radar and communications GaAs chips

Overall Risk

51

medium risk

Critical Elements

14

unique elements used

High Risk Elements

3

score ≥ 70

Critical Dependencies

3

high-risk primary uses

Country Exposure

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

China
71.2%
19 elems
Brazil
14.1%
4 elems
United States
13.7%
11 elems
Democratic Republic of the Congo
8.1%
2 elems
South Africa
6.0%
5 elems
Indonesia
5.5%
3 elems
Kazakhstan
3.5%
4 elems
Russia
3.1%
11 elems

Elements by Component

airframe

Low(26)
Ti51Al

engine

Low(30)
Ni32Co47Cr32ReNb41

weapons

Low(36)
W72Sm

avionics

Medium(58)
Nd77Be30Ge56Ga88Ta38

Element Dependencies

31Ga

Gallium

Primaryavionics
Critical(88)
Overall Risk:88
China:96

Radar and communications GaAs chips

60Nd

Neodymium

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

Radar and targeting system magnets

74W

Tungsten

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

Armor-piercing ammunition, weights

32Ge

Germanium

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

Infrared optics and sensors

22Ti

Titanium

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

Airframe structural components, fasteners

27Co

Cobalt

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

Superalloy turbine blades

41Nb

Niobium

engine
Medium(41)
Overall Risk:41
China:0

Superalloy additions

73Ta

Tantalum

avionics
Low(38)
Overall Risk:38
China:22

Capacitors in electronics

28Ni

Nickel

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

Superalloy engine components

24Cr

Chromium

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

Corrosion-resistant alloys

4Be

Beryllium

Primaryavionics
Low(30)
Overall Risk:30
China:23

Structural components, mirrors

13Al

Aluminium

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

Airframe panels and structures

75Re

Rhenium

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

Single-crystal turbine blades

62Sm

Samarium

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

Precision-guided munition magnets

Risk Distribution

Elements by Risk Level

critical1
high2
medium4
low4
minimal3

Usage Classification

Primary Use12
Secondary Use2

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