• saltesc@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    “This is not just a fictional fear. Donald Trump did this to Ukraine. He threatened to withhold, and did withhold, parts to the F-16 fighter jet radar and left the Ukrainian Air Force in a lurch,” he said.

    Yup.

    Trump is loosely adopting the subscription model. Agree to the new TOS or have services withheld. On top of F-35s being far too costly than the USAF had ever wanted, as a JSF it’s a confusing jack-of-all trades; master of none, and so there’s obviously much more sensible options elsewhere.

    When the end goal here is national defence, one needs to consider how it will be ultimately impacted by entering into a “deal” with the current USA. It’s entirely expected nations will browse on by and shop elsewhere