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Dutch Defence Secretary Boldly Claims F-35 Software Could Be 'Jailbroken' (theaviationist.com)

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However, Tuinman then went on to say that if the worst case scenario does come to fruition he believes that, through unknown means, the F-35’s software could be altered without permission by third party operators. He compared this directly to ‘jailbreaking’ an iPhone, a process which allows end users to access features on iOS devices that are not usually allowed by Apple’s own software at the cost of theoretically voiding the device’s warranty and opening up the risk of security vulnerabilities or software malfunctions.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm sure the tech would be circumventable, it's the legal issues that could have consequences of their own - the USA companies that supply the parts & we pledged to buy 500 years of exclusive support (services & parts) from ... have control of the USA military, it's not just a matter of going to court.

Not even USA gov can get out of those same dodgy contacts.

Still, it's def an option that we need to have for all important infrastructure bits, military unfortunately included (but communication tech, power grid controls, personal computers & servers, manufacturing of crucial parts, etc are important too).