Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
www.defensemirror.com
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

    • @Stovetop
      11•10 hours ago

      As an average Windows user, I feel like that shouldn’t be necessary. If you don’t want your F-35s remotely disabled, just go into the system settings and disable the cockpit personalization, DoD telemetry, flight control suggestions, and especially uncheck the “Help make America safer by sending usage and crash statistics to the Pentagon” box.

      Of course you also need to double check after every system update to make sure that none of these settings ended up getting patched back on without notice, but for the average pilot, it couldn’t be more user friendly.

      • @Jimbabwe
        6•9 hours ago

        And remember, please try to press the OK button to send Microsoft your anonymous crash analytics before your F-35 smashes into the ground.

    • Blaster MEnglish
      3•8 hours ago

      Give it a week and Arch users will have it running on the F-35

      • ivanafterall ☑️English
        2•8 hours ago

        I believe it. Full Doom port on the avionics/helmet system by Week 2.