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Originally Posted by speede5
Way to late in the game to do that. It's pretty big stretch to say they would be able to disable the aircraft, it would be pretty nefarious to sneak a 'kill switch' through the certification process.
The bigger threat would be killing any compatible support systems that feed information to the aircraft, which wouldn't necessarily brick it but it would have to operate in somewhat of a vacuum. One of the main reasons we picked this aircraft was to be able to operate in a shared environment with our allies and that could be compromised from the outside.
Probably worse, they could cut off logistics support for the aircraft, which would handcuff us in no time.
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That makes it already obsolete in this climate and it hasn't even left the showroom floor. Even if it doesn't have that kill switch I've read about recently, it also needs Pentagon mainframe approval to sortie, no matter what country it flies for. Another red flag.
I wonder if France and the UK are going to make the new 5th gen Eurofighter and Typhoon replacement a very viable option for Canada to switch to in lieu of the F35. Because at this point, might as well just throw that fighter jet budget out the door regardless. Also fits with Canada's constant procurement blunders.