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The Commander of the Finnish Air Force gave an interview on the matter (Finland recently purchased 64 F-35As). He dismissed any concerns, of course – what else
by Sharlin 2y ago
The Commander of the Finnish Air Force gave an interview on the matter (Finland recently purchased 64 F-35As). He dismissed any concerns, of course – what else could he officially say?
> He expressed confidence that the United States and Lockheed Martin would ensure the operational capability of Finland’s F-35 fleet in all circumstances, given the decades-long partnership. He also noted that all modern weapons systems, including those used in Europe, contain software components primarily originating from the United States.
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- wrs 2y agoThat’s such an outmoded and naive statement that it’s almost like a coded warning.
- impossiblefork 2y agoBy warning mean in the sense that 'we expect it to work as it should' can be the last thing your customer says before he sues you?
- wrs 2y agoWhat he said amounts to “all modern weapons systems can be disabled at the whim of the United States”. And the reference to “years of partnership” highlights the sudden about-face that is now happening with respect to many of those partnerships.
- jgilias 2y agoBut what else could they say? “Yeah, we’re fucked now that the US is turning into a dictatorship and a Russian ally!”? That’s a fast track to those kill switches being deployed on hardware delivery.
- bergie 2y agoGoing with the F-35 was a bet that sadly went wrong. The assumption was that it'd be paying protection money to US to help us against Russia if SHTF. In hindsight, Gripen or Rafale would've been a much better option. But few saw how different US foreign policy would soon get.
- ikekkdcjkfke 2y agoF35 has more electronic warfare infra backing it
- apelapan 2y agoNot if your country suddenly finds itself on Donald Trump's naughty-list. Then you have nothing.