"I'm going to say something I should never say, but I will anyway: you can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone"

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/jailbreak_an_f35/

You can jailbreak an F-35 just like an iPhone, says Dutch defense chief

: No worries if the US doesn't want to be friends with Europe anymore

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@mattburgess According to one high up here who flew, you could, but you would probably ruin it. See Spain with the F-18
@mattburgess Yeah, this fighter jet runs on software and jet-fuel only.
Everyone knows that a fighter jet does not need any maintenance or replacement parts ever.
(it's not like a John Deer tractor where all components can be built/replicated elsewhere)
at 100mln$ a piece, you can easily risk bricking it.
@mattburgess Why buy something from a producer who works against you and you need to break the warranty in order to make it do what you need? There is a huge risk of ending up with a badly functioning product or worse a bricked product. There are producers who will work with you and even share their technology.