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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

They cannot be trusted, that much we know. We need to become independent and not reliant

[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago

Existing provokes Trump.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

We shouldn't have caved back in the Arrow days.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 18 hours ago (11 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There's no way that's true, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago

Bring back the avro arrow. Let's do it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

We should throw some cash at Saab and see if they can come up with a stealth gripen or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Careful, that’s how you end up with cool sedans and hatchbacks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Europe already has a program for a 6th gen in the works for 2040 or 2050. Saab should join it! However in the meanwhile the gripen-e is an excellent aircraft yes.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago

The aircraft has significant security risks for sure and makes sense to cancel. But canceling the order won't be on Trump's radar unless it affects his inner circle of evil billionaires who have funneled dark money to him.

[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 day ago (16 children)

The US can remotely disable them whenever they damn well please anyway, and can not be trusted not to.

Everyone should be canceling their orders immediately, and disable the remote access capabilities to the ones they have.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (15 children)

Goddamn right we should. Take the French up on the offer to build the Rafale here. Or the Swedes. And get a few demo units for short term.

Fuck 'em on any cancellation fees too. Consider it partial compensation for the ridiculous trade war.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

There was an article last week discussing how that plane calls home every day and that it can be blocked by the Americans. They can shut all of them down within 24 hours.

Time to nope right out of that contract.

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