Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoIt may provoke Trump, but Canada should cancel the purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.www.theglobeandmail.comexternal-linkmessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: quebec@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIt may provoke Trump, but Canada should cancel the purchase of F-35 fighter jets from the U.S.www.theglobeandmail.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square127fedilinkcross-posted to: quebec@lemmit.online
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoHas it actually been confirmed they can do this? I would assume they backdoor them, but usually backdoors are secret.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 days agoSome high ranking US intelligence dude said something along the lines of that yeah. I dont think anyone has hacked into one of them to check or reverse engineer the code tho.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoIt’s several millions of lines of code, and it gets a lot harder to follow once compiled, so that would be a big project.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoThey don’t function without phoning home to a US-controlled server every 24 hours.
minus-squarefibojoly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoWe keep telling them Always online is stupid, but do they listen?
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoGive is to Empress, she’ll knock out a crack in no time.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoWell shit that’s an easy fix. Redirect it to your server.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI’m willing to bet a country, especially ones involved in the production, aren’t going to have too much trouble.
minus-squareShadow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoThey require software updates for every mission, that are distributed from the US. You can probably fly / use it without those, but you lose all the advanced command & control features
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoLet me guess… microsoft designed it.
minus-squareBrumefey@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago« You need to take off RIGHT NOW! » « I can’t . Upgrade in progress ! »
minus-squareNo1@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoPost on TechHelp: "I keep hearing the missile connecting and disconnecting. Has anyone got the latest driver for a Sidewinder AIM-9L?"
Has it actually been confirmed they can do this? I would assume they backdoor them, but usually backdoors are secret.
Some high ranking US intelligence dude said something along the lines of that yeah. I dont think anyone has hacked into one of them to check or reverse engineer the code tho.
It’s several millions of lines of code, and it gets a lot harder to follow once compiled, so that would be a big project.
They don’t function without phoning home to a US-controlled server every 24 hours.
We keep telling them Always online is stupid, but do they listen?
Give is to Empress, she’ll knock out a crack in no time.
Razor 1911
Well shit that’s an easy fix. Redirect it to your server.
You have the private keys?
I’m willing to bet a country, especially ones involved in the production, aren’t going to have too much trouble.
They require software updates for every mission, that are distributed from the US.
You can probably fly / use it without those, but you lose all the advanced command & control features
Let me guess… microsoft designed it.
« You need to take off RIGHT NOW! » « I can’t . Upgrade in progress ! »
Post on TechHelp:
"I keep hearing the missile connecting and disconnecting.
Has anyone got the latest driver for a Sidewinder AIM-9L?"
“It’s military-grade”