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Portugal approaches Saab to purchase Gripen fighter jets following withdrawal from US F-35 program
(armyrecognition.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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I know some basic information about air combat. My assessment is that F35 might not be suited or crucial in the type of warfare that we see today. It was built for the warfare America had experience with in their wars. But that's not what Europe can expect or need. Am I wrong? A somewhat less capable fighter that is a bit more robust might be a better option, not to mention bring a boost to eu.
Also don’t the f35’s have some kind of ‘off button’ that the us can press if they feel like it? Not much use if it falls out of the sky when America gets bored and starts randomly pressing buttons and shit
This is still not really clear, but a lot of experts think they have it (this is what I hear on podcasts that invite those experts). But even if there is no kill switch, they still need American hardware and software upgrades and maintenance. So America can always decide just not to support it anymore.
I imagine stoping software updates will do it.
Yes, it's highly unlikely there is a kill switch, but stopping all types of maintainance might kill it pretty soon .