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No exports of the F-22. It's apparently got some technology they're not willing to transfer, even to allies.
by jasonwatkinspdx 11y ago
No exports of the F-22. It's apparently got some technology they're not willing to transfer, even to allies.
- mrweasel 11y agoI'm half-way suspecting that the F-22 isn't available for export, because it would hurt the sales of the F-35.
- vanattab 11y agoThe F-22 is not for export because we want to make sure we can shoot down the f35s we do export.
- ino 11y agoa software kill switch could be a solution to that problem
- matt_wulfeck 11y agoGood thing we have such competent developers on the project.
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- secfirstmd 11y agoThe French are known for doing that. I'm sure most militaries do in some way http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/the-hunt-for-the-kill-switch http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/the-hunt-for-...
- fiatmoney 11y agoThe politics are a bit more complicated. The DoD would be willing to export to, eg, the UK & Canada, but any exports at all would trigger calls by lobbying organizations to send it to "allies" like Israel & Saudi Arabia, which then immediately finds its way to China / Pakistan / etc.