However, Tuinman then went on to say that if the worst case scenario does come to fruition he believes that, through unknown means, the F-35’s software could be altered without permission by third party operators. He compared this directly to ‘jailbreaking’ an iPhone, a process which allows end users to access features on iOS devices that are not usually allowed by Apple’s own software at the cost of theoretically voiding the device’s warranty and opening up the risk of security vulnerabilities or software malfunctions.
That’s not the problem that really needs to be solved.
Figure out how to break the supply chain dependencies. THAT is the real kill-switch.
Look to China and the saga of the J-11 (and related airframes) for more context on that.