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Netherlands Says It Could Hack F-35 Jets if US Cuts off Software Access

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Gijs Tuinman, the Netherlands’ interim state secretary for defense affairs, openly suggested that European allies could circumvent American control over F-35 fighter jet software, comparing the process to jailbreaking an iPhone.

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The Netherlands Inter-State Secretary of Defence, Gijs Tuinman, said on Monday that "as in the case of an iPhone", the US F-35 passenger plane can do the subject of a technical "jailbreak" which would allow the software to be modified to...

·Romania
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Lean Left

The Secretary of Defense and war hero: you can do it like with the iPhones to make the super-hunts totally European. And Canada launches a plan to re-establish the...

·Turin, Italy
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The F-35 program, under US software and logistics control, is fueling debates about 'dependence' among allied countries. The latest statement from the Netherlands, however, focuses not on the technical capabilities of the aircraft, but on the potential consequences of a break with Washington.

·Türkiye
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Israel Hayom broke the news in Israel on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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