Denmark's defense committee head said he regrets choosing the F-35: 'We must avoid American weapons if at all possible'
Citing fears that the US may use weapons support as leverage against Denmark, Rasmus Jarlov said buying American weapons is ...
The New York Sun3d
A Security Risk We Cannot Run’: NATO Countries Reconsider Their Reliance on American-Made Fighter Jets
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has served as a core component of the transatlantic alliance for years. Cracks are beginning to appear in a decades-long effort by America to be NATO’s go-to ...
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Germany questions U.S. reliance amid F-35 'kill switch' fears
Germany has purchased F-35A aircraft from the USA, designed to carry nuclear weapons, to ensure American nuclear deterrence.
Kill Switch
The phrase “kill switch” has been a hot topic in European security discussions lately, in fact, specifically with regard to ...
The Pentagon Denies the F-35 Has a Kill Switch, but Its Software Demands Amount to the Same Thing
Buying an F-35 is a lot like buying a Tesla. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software that’s required to ...
Europe and Canada are eyeing alternatives to American-made fighter jets. Here's why
Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end U.S. weaponry are still a wise ...
The National Interest4d
Does the F-35 Come With a “Kill Switch”? Europe Is Worried
According to the Joint Program Office (JPO) that handles all things relevant to the F-35, there is no kill switch—and thus no ...
Contando Estrelas5d
The F-35 stealth fighter does not have a remote kill switch, but it does have the MDF
The MDF, the system with which the US can degrade the capabilities of an F-35 ...
Greek City Times6d
‘No Kill Switch Exists’: Pentagon Rebuts F-35 Rumors Amid Rising Calls to Abandon U.S. Defense Products
The Pentagon denies F-35 'kill switch' rumors as allies like Canada and Portugal question U.S. reliability. Greece bucks the ...
Breaking Defense6d
No, there’s no ‘kill switch’: Pentagon tries to reassure international F-35 partners
The clarification comes after two American allies said they were publicly reevaluating their future fighter needs amid ...
FlightGlobal6d
‘There is no kill switch’: Pentagon denies F-35 rumours as calls grow to ditch US defence products
With allied governments and industrial competitors now openly discussing possible cancellation of orders for the American ...
Daily Express14d
Ukraine: Russia accuses UK of 'warmongering' and blames Britain for WW2
An official at a German arms company has suggested F-35 fighter jets could be deactivated using a so-called “kill switch”. The ability of the US to disable the American-made fifth-generation ...