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14 August 2026

'Real power': The US military may not need an F-35 fighter kill switch at all — it controls the engines, the coatings and the spare parts

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'Real power': The US military may not need an F-35 fighter kill switch at all — it controls the engines, the coatings and the spare parts

Canberra's original plan called for a hundred jets. It settled at seventy-two, extended the life of its Super Hornets and moved the money into long-range missiles — a decision taken while a trade war ...

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