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[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They don't have a killswitch (for what I know) but softwate is updated all the time, for example you'd update the soft after an enemy encounter, because you have new information about how the enemy now.

Not doing so "degrades" the capability quickly compared to a fully functional jet.

Also, all attack plans are uploaded to the pentagon so they know where when what you are intending to strike. A no no if you don't trust them 100% ir you don't trust they're professional (like sharing warplanes on unprotected devices hrmmm).

So basically it's a shit system for any European IMO.

[โ€“] Arancello@aussie.zone 17 points 1 day ago

And on top of that, the country that bought the spare parts doesnโ€™t own them. They are owned by the manufacturer and are held on consignment where the F35s are. Australia recently had their inventory of spares plundered by the manufacturer at the request of the US government and sent to Israel. Australia found out the hard way that they actually own very little of the jets.

[โ€“] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I wouldnโ€™t use the term software update to describe those things though.

Nah, after every bombing run I pull out the ol usb-c cord and hook up my fighter jet to my laptop for a firmware update.

[โ€“] falseWhite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What term would you use? I'm fairly certain software is the correct term. Firmware? Drivers?

[โ€“] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

What the parent comment is describing appears to be downloading of data. Not a software update.

Youโ€™re not going to perform a software update after every single encounter with an enemy. You might upload/download data for analysis purposes, mission updates, etc. but youโ€™re not going to actually update the software in such a situation.

[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

How would you describe the upgrade of the software then?