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hector@lemmy.today 4 days agoThe way I heard it, it’s like hard wired it is thought, not like a part of the software per se, something physical in there they can trigger with a message that makes a circuit that bricks the unit.
We don’t actually know though, I bet if someone did find out lockheed would have their head and the news wouldn’t touch it.
Womble@piefed.world 3 days ago
Do you honestly think that all the countries buying these planes havent inspected them? Even if they were incredibly well disguised the chance of them being discovered would essentially stop the US from selling military hardware abroad again as it would be hard proof that they couldnt be trusted.
There is no reason to do that when, as others have pointed out, they can just restrict access to parts, updates and mission planning software.
hector@lemmy.today 3 days ago
You are misunderstanding the nature of these kill switches that are thought to be in there. It’s not going to be labeled, and it’s not going to be visible to inspection, but something no one would ever know if it never gets tripped. Thought to be a one time fusible link. Idk if it’s true, but I believe it.
Womble@piefed.world 3 days ago
Im not misunderstanding at all, but do you really think governments make multi-billion dollar purchaces without haveing technical experts go over things with a fine tooth comb. Again if only one customer nation, of which there are dozens, found something like this it would wipe out the entire export market for US high tech weapons, why would they do that when they have effective soft power ways of achiving the same thing?