Fear Donald Trump could hit a 'kill switch' that can today be branded Europe's fleet of F-35 Stealth-Jets by a British Spymaster 'Desinformation B *** CKS'.
Germany will be the newest country that the American fighter jet, the most advanced in the world, who ordered 35 of the war aircraft as part of a € 8.3 billion (£ 6.9 billion).
Great Britain has already agreed to buy 48 of the Hi-Tech war aircraft towards the end of 2025 as part of a £ 9.1 billion deal. Until now, 36 jets have been delivered, those of the two £ 3.2 billion Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the Royal Netherlands Navy can fly.
But Defense officials in Berlin have expressed concern that the White House has the power to close the state-of-the-art jets remotely, which could make them useless-a claim that has long been speculated.
In the weekend, Joachim Schranzhofer told the head of communication at Hensoldt, the German arms company, but on the Bild newspaper of Germany that the 'Kill Switch in the F-35 is more than just a rumor'.
The comments come as part of a growing gap between Europe and America about funds to support Ukraine, and followed reports that the US supplied by the US had no longer worked in Ukraine after important support for his radar system had been added by the States.
However, Colonel Philip Ingram, a former officer in the British military intelligence service, has made rumors that the F-35 could be vulnerable to the American interference.
Col Ingram said to MailOnline: 'It's B *** CKS. The US cannot eliminate F-35 Jets remotely. There is no “switch” that they can turn around to stop it in the middle of what to put in the ashes. '
Concern about a 'kill switch' on the F-35 was yielded in Germany during the weekend
There have been worries that the Donald Trump government could turn the alleged 'switch'
He continued: 'It is in the interest of many people throughout Europe for Sharnnerbeever about American weapon supplies and the potential to eliminate American weapons.
'It fits many defense companies to create rumors that the American systems are completely unreliable and they can disable and not let you use. The only thing that does is that other people look at non-American suppliers politically.
'We should not observe these claims. It is disinformation. '
The F -35s have already been managed by the US, the UK, Italy, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands -with Germany, Belgium, Finland, Switzerland and Poland, the Stealth -Jet has also chosen as backbones for their future Air Force.
The supersonic stealth jet can be able to reach sizzling speeds of 1200 mph and can even glide beyond the most advanced anti -aircraft systems. They also have the opportunity to land vertically, similar to the old Harrier Jump Jets.
The daily actions of the space aircraft are highly dependent on American systems, from software updates to spare parts.
Col Ingram said this means that America does have the opportunity to cause a 'logistics headache' by eliminating systems that follow the health of the jets and alert technicians to potential errors.
But asked if Trump's government would ever consider cutting European partners from the American technical support of the F-35, said Col Ingram: “It would be economic suicide for Donald Trump to do this.”
Great Britain has already agreed to buy 48 of the Hi-Tech war aircraft towards the end of 2025 as part of a £ 9.1 billion deal. So far, 36 jets have been supplied (file image)
The F-35 is the most advanced level on earth. It is related to a 'flying computer' with more than 'eight million lines of code' that depends on 'integrated logistics systems'.
The key for this is the Autonomic Logistics Information System (Alis) and its successor, the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN).
Colonel Philip Ingram, a former officer in the British military intelligence service, said that it would be 'economic suicide' for the US to cut allies from the advanced systems of the F-35
An information source told the I-Krant I: 'This is a network system, which means that F-35 operators including foreign soldiers connect to a US managed by the US to gain access to this data.
'Critics pointed to this centralization as a potential vulnerability – could the US eliminate' Alis and paralyze the fleet? In reality, Alis has no control over the ability of the jet to fly, it is a support tool.
“If Alis was not available, operators could still fly the plane, although maintenance would become a logistics nightmare without the automated diagnostics.”
Col Ingram added that if such a system was removed, the F-35S option for flying does not impede.
“It would be a logistics headache, but nothing more,” he added. 'It would remove automated maintenance updates. It would be as if the car's computer did not say that a light bulb had failed and that it did not automatically send to the garage to warn technicians.
“Someone could look at it in the old -fashioned way. It's just a scar. '
Justin Bronk, a senior researcher at Defense Think tank Rusi, said that European partners could struggle if American would decide to close important digital systems.
The two new aircraft carriers of Great Britain, HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales were specially built to serve the F-35s
“Most European soldiers are highly dependent on the US for communication support, for support for electronic warfare and for ammunition in a serious conflict,” he told the Financial Times.
In Germany, the F-35s were specifically purchased to carry nuclear weapons made by the US, which means that the jets were 100 percent dependent [the] US'.
In a post on X, Mr Bronk admitted that there was a 'real dependence' of the US for running the Stealth Jets – but hinted that NATO might have larger fish to bake.
'If all your targeting capacity; “Beyond line of sight” communication; penetrate or orbital intelligence, supervision and exploration; And the ammunition with which you assume that you would fight in a war were delivered by the US, then dependence on the US for …[parts of the] F-35 is not your biggest problem, “he said.
British defense sources insisted that the claims from Germany were 'sprinkled with Trump Sensationalalism'.
In a statement to MailOnline, the RAF also seemed to abolish the comments
“The UK maintains the freedom of acting to operate the F-35 lightning at a time and place of your choice,” said a spokeswoman.
The 'Kill Switch' claims have also been rejected by other defense sources in Europe, with the Swiss Ministry of Defense denying the claims.
While General Frederik Vansina, the Belgian Chief of Defense and a former fast-jet pilot, told the Belgian national newspaper La Dernière Heure: 'We have no indications that this is possible. The F-35 is not a remote aircraft. '
Displayed is an F-35 on the Dek of HMS Queen Elizabeth while the ship was in Portsmouth
On the idea that the US could block access to spare parts, he added that the F-35 is dependent on a global logistics system where parts are made and circulate between the countries that use F-35.
'[So] If the Americans were sharing for one country, that country could do the same for us F-35s. Everyone stands together – it's a partnership. '
Lockheed Martin, the defense company behind the development of the F-35.
John Neilson, director of International Communications at the Defense Giant, said MailOnline: 'Lockheed Martin is dedicated to help its customers strengthen their air force and security with the F-35.
'As part of our government contracts, we deliver all system infrastructure and data required for all F-35 customers to support the aircraft.
Foreign military sales are transactions from the government to government, so everything that is best tackled by the US or respective customer governments. '
