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Nah, y'all should accept delivery then refuse to pay. Give him a taste of his own medicine.
So take the planes, send Trump the bill, when he acts confused you tell him he should really be more grateful about this
"have you said thank you even once"
I mean, without American replacement parts I don't know how flyable they are. Stiffing the US on something is an option for next play, though.
Edit: So, correction. Interestingly it looks like the US is actually dependent on others for parts itself, and Japan has a good helping of all the parts in the whole plane being built domestically, so maybe not all is lost there. (This link looks legit, but disclaimer that I'm unfamiliar with it and you can't always tell at a glance post-AI)
That being said, the software is definitely closed-source, and all their design.
Maybe he should get Mexico to pay for it.
A Trump never pays his debts
ooh no, it might provoke the person who is back stabbing us at every conceivable opportunity
Hell yeah they should. We need to be able to defend ourselves against southern aggression, and the F35 is compromised based on what Trump himself threatened.
With a potential for an american invasion on the table, I wouldn't want to cancel that deal without another similar plane deal lined up
While I do not believe the US will actually invade Canada, I don't imagine the F35 would be much help in that situation. I am sure there are remote access capabilities to cease their operation, at the very least.
While I do not believe the US will actually invade Canada
Until a few weeks ago I did not believe the US would impose tariffs on Canada or call it the "51st state," so...
You have to enter a password to start up the F35. That password changes every day and USA needs to give these passwords. Locking a country out of the plane is as simple as stop sending the new passwords.
Hmm, opinions on the internet on if that's true are mixed at best. It's a level of control I'd be shocked anyone would accept. Someone on Quora is saying most countries weren't even happy Lockheed Martin manages the supply chain and maintenance software.
the potential for an invasion is precisely the reason you don't want the f-35 around. that warbird is the most technologically dependent device ever crafted for warfare. it is deeply vulnerable to an adversary with the knowledge simply bricking it remotely and you're kidding yourself if you don't think the us military wouldn't brick all of them. the better plan is to train with prior gen jets and asymmetric combat using drones.
Don't forget the Gripen. There's a great offer for domestic production still on the table, and it's the asymmetric stall-an-invasion fighter.