• @redlemace@lemmy.world
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    303 months ago

    As should europe. Clearly you can’t trust the USA anymore. What is the long-term prospect for spare parts?

    • @Iceman@lemmy.world
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      73 months ago

      From what I’ve heard you need a password that changes on the daily to start a F-35 and that the US are the only ones that can provide it. If that is true, it’s a tremendous oversite for any sovereign state.

        • Bev's Dad
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          Quick search seems to say that US planes might have the code thing but exported planes don’t. Although they do have control over updates and the code for everyone except for Israel that requested access to the code before buying.

      • @redlemace@lemmy.world
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        wait…WHAT??? it doesn’t sound unlikely (tesla can be disabled remotely by tesla), but why would you buy it in such case? That’s why I voted the piracy party a couple of times. Not because I fully agree, but just to get people with at least some IT knowledge in