Look at Iran and their purchase and use of F-14s that we sold them before friendship ended. We (arguably) prematurely halted development and use of that airframe, and destroyed the aircraft when they were decommissioned instead of mothballing them, so that they would not be able to be used at spare parts. That’s the example case to compare against here. Granted, the situation and specifics are different, but there are still enough similarities to be a valid comparison point .
Right, but it’s not just about end of life lines. Washington said to Europe that if they use their bought and paid for weapons in certain ways the US would block maintenance supplies. For things like the F35, this grounds them immediately as they need service after every flight.
The US would never allow a foreign government to veto it’s use of weapons. Why should Europe?
The “kill switch” is the logistics pipeline.
Look at Iran and their purchase and use of F-14s that we sold them before friendship ended. We (arguably) prematurely halted development and use of that airframe, and destroyed the aircraft when they were decommissioned instead of mothballing them, so that they would not be able to be used at spare parts. That’s the example case to compare against here. Granted, the situation and specifics are different, but there are still enough similarities to be a valid comparison point .
Right, but it’s not just about end of life lines. Washington said to Europe that if they use their bought and paid for weapons in certain ways the US would block maintenance supplies. For things like the F35, this grounds them immediately as they need service after every flight.
The US would never allow a foreign government to veto it’s use of weapons. Why should Europe?