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TexasTowelie

(120,299 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2025, 01:42 AM 11 hrs ago

Can the US turn off Europe's F-35 aircraft? - CaspianReport

Declining trust in America has led Europe to question the wisdom of tying its security to US technology. The EU is now thinking the unthinkable: ditching the F-35.

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Can the US turn off Europe's F-35 aircraft? - CaspianReport (Original Post) TexasTowelie 11 hrs ago OP

actually, I read somewhere Dan 11 hrs ago #1

Whoa, didn't know about that! Haggard Celine 11 hrs ago #2

Honestly Hornedfrog2000 9 hrs ago #3

If the US can do this, then the Russians can too. Layzeebeaver 9 hrs ago #4

No way ! I wouldn't trust US either kkmarie 9 hrs ago #5

This message was self-deleted by its author kkmarie 9 hrs ago #6

Trump works for Putin. Putin is the enemy of Europe. Of course Europe doesn't want military equipment... Botany 7 hrs ago #7

Dan

(4,604 posts)

1. actually, I read somewhere

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 01:54 AM

11 hrs ago

That our “former” allies have been looking into the software that is used to identify enemies/friends in their flight stuff - in anticipation that the US might not be a friend anymore.

Haggard Celine

(17,152 posts)

2. Whoa, didn't know about that!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 02:02 AM

11 hrs ago

If I were them, I wouldn't use those planes either. Who wants to have to ask Trump if they can use the planes they paid billions for?

Hornedfrog2000

(127 posts)

3. Honestly

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 03:31 AM

9 hrs ago

I assume this is how putin makes planes fall out of the sky.

Layzeebeaver

(1,926 posts)

4. If the US can do this, then the Russians can too.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:13 AM

9 hrs ago

Agent Krasnov at your service!

kkmarie

(131 posts)

5. No way ! I wouldn't trust US either

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:22 AM

9 hrs ago

These countries are now building up their own defenses to assist Ukraine and stop Russia. If putin orders Krasnov to do something to the planes.
Krasnov will do something to the planes. And piss drunk Pete would also go along with it. Hell, the whole Russian regime cabinet would go along with it.
Europe don't trust US. The whole world don't trust US.

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Botany

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7. Trump works for Putin. Putin is the enemy of Europe. Of course Europe doesn't want military equipment...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:32 AM

7 hrs ago

… from the U.S. that can be compromised by an agent of Putin. They are right to consider
the F-35s as having the potential to be compromised so they need to look for alternatives
in this battle between good and evil. With Europe, Ukraine, Canada, Columbia (they have sent
troops to fight in Ukraine) Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and others as the
forces for good and then with Russia, Putin, N. Korea, Trump, the U.S. under Trump, Iran (Trump
just had to blow up the nuclear weapons deal), China, Saudi Arabia, Musk, and the U.S. Republican
Party/right wing rich shits as the evil. Park those F-35s and way to go Krasnov lose that
multi billion $ market for U.S. military equipment.

Slava Ukraine.

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