What European Fighter Jets Have Critical US Components?

Can the Europeans manufacture modern multirole fighter jets without US components and technology? This article will restrict itself to the three European multirole fighter jets currently in production – the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, the Dassault Rafale, and the Typhoon Eurofighter. It should be noted that this discussion is not limited to the Europeans – for example, around 15% of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 components are sourced from the United Kingdom, meanwhile the Russians have been struggling to manufacture their Sukhoi Su-57 due to Western sanctions.

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