The Pentagon Denies the F-35 Has a Kill Switch, but Its Software Demands Amount to the Same Thing
Buying an F-35 is a lot like buying a Tesla. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software that’s required to ...
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Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter
The F-35 was meant as a one-size-fits-all fighter that could be used across NATO. But strained U.S.-Europe relations are ...
The National Interest on MSN12h
Does the F-35 Come With a “Kill Switch”? Europe Is Worried
According to the Joint Program Office (JPO) that handles all things relevant to the F-35, there is no kill switch—and thus no ...
Breaking Defense2d
No, there’s no ‘kill switch’: Pentagon tries to reassure international F-35 partners
The clarification comes after two American allies said they were publicly reevaluating their future fighter needs amid ...
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‘There is no kill switch’: Pentagon denies F-35 rumours as calls grow to ditch US defence products
With allied governments and industrial competitors now openly discussing possible cancellation of orders for the American ...
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Why is the naval destroyer program wrapped in secrecy? The F-35 saga offers insights
The Canadian shipyard building the navy's new destroyers and the British defence contractor responsible for the basic design recently signed a collaboration contract, marking the next step forward ...
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Deadlock Over F-35: U.S. Threatens to VETO Canada’s JAS-39 Gripen Deal
Canada is caught in a tough situation regarding its decision to stay in the F-35 fighter jet program. The country had ...
Regtechtimes on MSN1d
No ‘Kill Switch’ in F-35! U.S. Slams Conspiracy Theories on Fighter Jet Shutdown!
The United States has dismissed growing fears about Kill Switch that it can remotely disable the F-35 Lightning II stealth ...
The Aviationist5d
Canada Reconsidering $13.2 Billion F-35 Purchase Amid Growing Tensions With The U.S.
The news comes just one day after Portugal announced it was abandoning its plans to purchase the F-35. “Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth ...
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WATCH: IDF strengthens air dominance with latest F-35 arrivals
Israel signed on to the F-25 program in 2010, and its F-35 program became operational in 2017. During the current war, the F-35 has undertaken over 15,000 flight hours on all fronts, which Israel ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Canada to review purchase of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets in light of Trump trade war
“To be clear, the F-35 contract has not been canceled ... The full life cycle of the program is expected to cost $70 billion Canadian. A Lockheed Martin spokesperson said the company values ...
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Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister
Major maintenance, overhaul and software upgrades on the F-35 happen in the United States ... Lockheed Martin was asked about Portugal's planned exit from the program and whether it would have an ...