Why? Given what Putin ordered to be done to Ukrainians I can imagine that many if not most would like to see him surrender or die himself.
BatrickPateman
joined 11 months ago
Once this kill switch stuff keeps popping up:
https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/10/f-35-kill-switch-myth/
TL;DR: There is no kill switch per se (as in flip it and brick the thing), but a huge dependency on logistics, services and systems that operators outside the US have no influence over. That in turn will cause the plane - while still flyable - to be grounded over time as it cannot be maintained, rearmed and operated effectively anymore.
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You, and 67 other people didn't catch my drift. Edited the comment to make clear what I meant.