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19-06-2024, 07:31 PM
Liu Zhen
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Seong Hyeon Choi
Published: 6:00am, 18 Jun 2024
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For the US defence industry, it seems inevitable that Washington will want to go further and seek to cut out China completely.
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Whether it will work is another question, though.
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When it comes to global arms exports, China accounts for a relatively modest 6.6 per cent of the market
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the picture is very different when looking at the components used to make weapons.
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If all made-in-China parts and components were removed from existing weapons as well as from the international arms industry's supply chain, it would lead to chaotic consequences for arms manufacturers around the world. Precision-guided missile makers would struggle to find enough sensors, there might not be enough infrared lenses for night-vision goggles and shortages of bulletproof fibre would have a knock-on effect on supplies of body armour.
It could also cause the war in Ukraine to suddenly stop. Much of the Western equipment supplied to Ukraine - from Javelin anti-tank missiles to Patriot air-defence systems - would stop working, and the same would apply to significant parts of Russia's arsenal, from drones to armoured vehicles.
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II, the cornerstone stealth fighter for the US and its allies, would see production lines coming to a halt while the existing fleet would run out of replacement parts.
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Last year, 41 per cent of the semiconductors in the US weapons systems and associated infrastructure were sourced from China
These can be found in some of America's most advanced weapons, ranging from warships - including its Ford-class aircraft carriers - stealth bombers, ballistic and anti-ship missiles and warplanes.
In some cases, manufacturers are also buying components, including electronics, software, fuses, detonators and data links
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-wants-...00929.html
and
Seong Hyeon Choi
Published: 6:00am, 18 Jun 2024
.......
For the US defence industry, it seems inevitable that Washington will want to go further and seek to cut out China completely.
......
Whether it will work is another question, though.
......
When it comes to global arms exports, China accounts for a relatively modest 6.6 per cent of the market
......
the picture is very different when looking at the components used to make weapons.
......
If all made-in-China parts and components were removed from existing weapons as well as from the international arms industry's supply chain, it would lead to chaotic consequences for arms manufacturers around the world. Precision-guided missile makers would struggle to find enough sensors, there might not be enough infrared lenses for night-vision goggles and shortages of bulletproof fibre would have a knock-on effect on supplies of body armour.
It could also cause the war in Ukraine to suddenly stop. Much of the Western equipment supplied to Ukraine - from Javelin anti-tank missiles to Patriot air-defence systems - would stop working, and the same would apply to significant parts of Russia's arsenal, from drones to armoured vehicles.
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II, the cornerstone stealth fighter for the US and its allies, would see production lines coming to a halt while the existing fleet would run out of replacement parts.
......
Last year, 41 per cent of the semiconductors in the US weapons systems and associated infrastructure were sourced from China
These can be found in some of America's most advanced weapons, ranging from warships - including its Ford-class aircraft carriers - stealth bombers, ballistic and anti-ship missiles and warplanes.
In some cases, manufacturers are also buying components, including electronics, software, fuses, detonators and data links
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-wants-...00929.html
