As the U.S. becomes increasingly hostile, the amount of control the Pentagon will have over Canada’s F-35 fleet could be a significant strategic vulnerability.
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The U.S. will have full control over upgrades and software improvements necessary to keep the Canadian military’s new fleet of F-35 fighter jets flying.
The Department of National Defence has dismissed claims the U.S. has a “kill switch” that can disable the $19-billion aircraft fleet, but it did acknowledge the Americans control the software and hardware upgrades needed for continued operations of the plane.
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