The US may be able to remotely disable F-35 aircraft
The US may be able to remotely disable F-35 aircraft
According to reports, a software back-door switch will turn the aircraft off if the client state does not follow Washington’s diktat in the use of the F-35.
I haven't done adequate due diligence yet - could be inaccurate
I came across this article alleging that Germany is considering bailing on the F-35 aircraft because the US can remotely disable them.
If the US could do this to German F-35s, presumably they can do it to ours....
Additional reporting alleging concern in Canadian defence circles
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And out of curiousity... what's to keep these other countries from swapping out the software and/or hardware that causes this? They bought it and the US can go pound sand. Am I saying it's easy to do? No. But it's not impossible and a far sight cheaper than buying all new planes from someone else.
The risk is the US sticking a logic bomb into a firmware update that physically breaks chips without regular updates that are signed by the US manufacturers CA.
Trust is important and frankly the US isnt very deserving of trust at the moment.
Edit; tbh id be surprised if something like this isn't already there for the purpose of guaranteed support contract money for each major component. Stop paying? Go find another component, shits bricked.
Gotta keep that MIC money flowing.
Can still swap out hardware. And firmware chips can be replaced.