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Howmet Aerospace
70
Stage 3 · Improve
Outside-in readiness estimate · 0–100
Howmet supplies engine airfoils, forgings, and aerospace fasteners across F-35, KC-46, and commercial platforms. Deep US manufacturing footprint gives a strong outside-in domestic score.
Evidence confidence: high · Last updated 2026-07-20
Primary exposure
Engine airfoils, forgings, aerospace fasteners.
Sub-scores
Traceability66
Illumination58
Foreign72
Alternatives75
Monitoring66
How this score was calculated
Each of the five readiness dimensions is scored 0–100 from public evidence, then weighted into a single outside-in readiness estimate. Expand any dimension to see the evidence behind it.
Dimension
Weight
Score
Contribution
Weighted total · Stage 3 · ImprovePublished score 70 — rounded after analyst review of evidence confidence.
67/ 100
Evidence confidence: high · last reviewed 2026-07-20. Outside-in estimate assembled from public filings, DPA Title III awards, USGS critical-materials data, and public statements. It is not an audit and not a determination of compliance.
How Howmet Aerospace compares
Each curve is the distribution of scores across Advanced Materials & Specialty Metals. The solid line marks Howmet Aerospace; the dashed line marks the peer median.
Traceability
66
90th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 62
Illumination
58
80th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 55
Foreign Exposure
72
90th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 68
Alternatives
75
90th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 72
Monitoring
66
90th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 60
Publicly observed strengths
- Domestic engine-airfoil and fastener production for defense programs.
- Vertically integrated across titanium, nickel, and structural parts.
Publicly observed gaps
- Rare-earth-magnet-adjacent exposure via aero-engine sensor assemblies.
- Sub-tier processing chemistry sourcing not publicly disclosed.
Sources
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Sector peers
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