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A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake

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247 points po | 2 comments | 31 Mar 25 04:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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rpigab ◴[31 Mar 25 13:07 UTC] No.43534619[source]▶
Saying the pilot did nothing wrong means the plane did something wrong; sell less expansive planes to foreign countries. Throw him under the bus; sell more expansive planes.

I hear America is looking for efficiency and reduced gvt spendings, I'd say the F35 program is a good candidate to start, especially since now many countries aren't so fond of the whole "send all of your military data to our best friends the US of A".

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1. preisschild ◴[31 Mar 25 13:20 UTC] No.43534753[source]▶
The F-35 would be a horrible place to start, because it is actually the best multirole jet fighter you can buy and gives you a massive advantage
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2. rpigab ◴[02 Apr 25 11:48 UTC] No.43555691[source]▶
Assuming it is the best when the private servers are controlled by someone who lets you use it, is it still the best when that connection is severed or when trust is broken by the nation controlling the servers, data and code? What if some president decides your nation's airstrike is not to his taste and... cancels it? What will you do then, tweet angrily about it, ask for a refund? Talking of course primarily about ODIN/ALIS.

I'd take a bicycle without electronics over an electric vehicle that decides not to start, any day, when picking military hardware.