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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

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[–] b1t@lemm.ee 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

Not a fan of speculation and we're likely to never see any official documentation, considering it's a military aircraft.

But I will say: If it is true, it's probably the dumbest thing you could do to an advanced fighter like this. Just imagine that you're in a conflict, then the enemy hacks your command and control systems and disables/hijacks all of your aircraft. Yeah, that's pretty dumb.

Even the Star Trek writers realized this sort of thing is a bad idea.

[–] Adrius@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is exactly what happens in the Battlestar Galactica reboot with all the fancy newer ships in the first couple episodes.

[–] b1t@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I really need to re-watch that show. But I can't stand all of the useless bickering lol

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

It's why I bailed on that show. I was rooting for a gamma-ray burst to sterilize that whole part of the galaxy by season 2.

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