Addressing the F-35’s operational independence from the U.S. amid tensions between Europe and the Trump administration, Secretary Gijs Tuinman made the claim to Dutch radio station BNR Nieuwsradio.
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Edited. It’s totally possible to break the software. To reverse engineer it and make changes that keep it in the air - that’s hard.