Df
Defense & armament
Munitions · missiles · explosives · armour
78fragility index
12 records8 critical1st : United States (75%)
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0Forces & dissuasion1
−ICapteurs & guidage1
−IISystèmes & plateformes5
●Air defense (Patriot, PAC-3)
PAC-3 (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon): ~620/yr, target 2,000/yr by 2030 — far below demand
Critical node· Lockheed Martin
●Submarines (Electric Boat, Naval Group, TKMS)
Handful of shipyards (Electric Boat, Naval Group, TKMS, BAE); nuclear subs: 6 countries
Critical node· General Dynamics Electric Boat
●Precision artillery (HIMARS, GMLRS)
HIMARS/GMLRS/ATACMS (Lockheed, Camden AR): ~96 launchers/yr (doubled), GMLRS ~14,000/yr — limited rate
Dependency· Lockheed Martin
●Military drones (Bayraktar, Shahed)
Armed drone commoditized: ~44 states equipped, TB2 (Baykar) exported to 34 countries; Shahed, MQ-9
Dependency· Baykar (Turkey)
●Tanks & armour (Abrams, Leopard, K2)
Low output: Abrams ~11/month (Lima, GD), Leopard (KNDS) & K2 (Hyundai Rotem) lines booked
Dependency· General Dynamics (Abrams)
−IIIMunitions & composants3
●155 mm shells, the West
Western 155mm shell shortage; EU/US capacity toward ~2M/year
Critical node· Rheinmetall
●Para-aramid (Kevlar, Twaron)
Para-aramid near-duopoly: Arclin (Kevlar, ex-DuPont) & Teijin (Twaron)
Critical node· Arclin (Kevlar)
■Small-arms ammunition, Lake City
Lake City (Olin Winchester): main US small-caliber ammo site
Dependency· Olin Winchester (Lake City)
−IVMatières énergétiques & explosifs2