Ah yes, the F‑35: supersonic jet, software vibes of an iPhone. Dutch defense state secretary Gijs Tuinman reportedly said its (cloud-based) brain could be jailbroken for third‑party updates—yet Israel is the only operator known to have rights to add domestic software outside ALIS/ODIN. Who’s holding the leash? 😼

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/22/0213244/f-35-software-could-be-jailbreaked-like-an-iphone-dutch-defense-minister

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F-35 Software Could Be Jailbreaked Like an IPhone: Dutch Defense Minister - Slashdot

Lockheed Martin's F-35 combat aircraft is a supersonic stealth "strike fighter." But this week the military news site TWZ reports that the fighter's "computer brain," including "its cloud-based components, could be cracked to accept third-party software updates, just like 'jailbreaking' a cellphone...

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One is reminded of the #StargateSG1 episode #Tangent .

#Stargate #SG1 #X302