▲ 471 ▼ US warns they will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal doesn’t go through | The Independent (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 6 months ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Evil_Shrubbery 3 points 6 months ago (1 child) This is the exact real world tactical case F35 was built for! (Also the only one it was built for.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (2 children) I thought it was built for standoff missile attacks, not patrolling potentially hostile territory? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) The F35 was built for enriching shareholders, the US military does not even own copyright over the aircraft. In 2014, GAO reported that the F-35 program lacked an intellectual property strategy for repair and sustainment. The program didn’t release that strategy until July 2025, eleven years later. Because the military can’t access the technical data, parts, or diagnostic tools needed to repair their own aircraft, they’re forced to pay contractors to do it for them. The contractors set the prices, control the timeline, and profit from every breakdown. https://pirg.org/articles/the-f-35-is-proof-we-need-right-to-repair/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago In a sad way, thats hilarious. Of course while we're screwing everyone and everything in the world, we'd make sure to eff ourselves over as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evil_Shrubbery 2 points 6 months ago It wasn't built to do plane stuff, surely they made it fly more as a joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (2 children) I thought it was built for standoff missile attacks, not patrolling potentially hostile territory? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) The F35 was built for enriching shareholders, the US military does not even own copyright over the aircraft. In 2014, GAO reported that the F-35 program lacked an intellectual property strategy for repair and sustainment. The program didn’t release that strategy until July 2025, eleven years later. Because the military can’t access the technical data, parts, or diagnostic tools needed to repair their own aircraft, they’re forced to pay contractors to do it for them. The contractors set the prices, control the timeline, and profit from every breakdown. https://pirg.org/articles/the-f-35-is-proof-we-need-right-to-repair/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago In a sad way, thats hilarious. Of course while we're screwing everyone and everything in the world, we'd make sure to eff ourselves over as well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Evil_Shrubbery 2 points 6 months ago It wasn't built to do plane stuff, surely they made it fly more as a joke. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 6 months ago (1 child) The F35 was built for enriching shareholders, the US military does not even own copyright over the aircraft. In 2014, GAO reported that the F-35 program lacked an intellectual property strategy for repair and sustainment. The program didn’t release that strategy until July 2025, eleven years later. Because the military can’t access the technical data, parts, or diagnostic tools needed to repair their own aircraft, they’re forced to pay contractors to do it for them. The contractors set the prices, control the timeline, and profit from every breakdown. https://pirg.org/articles/the-f-35-is-proof-we-need-right-to-repair/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago In a sad way, thats hilarious. Of course while we're screwing everyone and everything in the world, we'd make sure to eff ourselves over as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago In a sad way, thats hilarious. Of course while we're screwing everyone and everything in the world, we'd make sure to eff ourselves over as well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evil_Shrubbery 2 points 6 months ago It wasn't built to do plane stuff, surely they made it fly more as a joke. permalink fedilink source parent