Very good article about why it doesn't even matter whether the F-35 has a kill switch or not.
Without access to the maintenance network, the same result would be achieved but with a small delay.
Especially more advanced key features require access to the ALIS/ODIN cloud-based system.
https://www.twz.com/air/you-dont-need-a-kill-switch-to-hobble-exported-f-35s
Swiss population has turned against the F-35, the “ejectable seat demonstrator”
Americans will be paying a 39% surtax on Swiss products.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-slammed-with-39%25-tariff-rate-in-trump-trade-blitz/89768316
Other tariff rates: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/further-modifying-the-reciprocal-tariff-rates/
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump will impose a 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland, leaving the European country with one of the steepest levies globally as the US president seeks to cut America’s trade deficit and lure manufacturing to its shores.
Frédéric Jacobs
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