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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by lawn on Thursday March 20, 2025 @03:41PM (#43427949)
It's an open secret that the US blocked Sweden from sending Gripen to Ukraine (because Gripen depends on parts from the US).

Many countries are now reevaluating their US dependence and I'm sure it's a very high priority throughout the world to reduce or eliminate it.

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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by FirmwareBurner on Thursday March 20, 2025 @04:19PM (#43428404)
It's not an "open secret", it's a publicly known and legal fact that all countries retain export rights of the military HW they sell, not just the US.

If you want to re-sell the 100% made Swedish arms you already bought, to a third party, you'll also need Sweden's consent for that. This isn't a US exclusive thing.

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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by lawn on Friday March 21, 2025 @01:45AM (#43432159)
The secret isn't that they have the capability to block, it's that they used it.
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by FirmwareBurner on Friday March 21, 2025 @08:38AM (#43434918)
I don't follow why this is special. Many other countries vetoed arms re-exports recently. Where's the secret here?
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by lawn on Friday March 21, 2025 @11:54AM (#43437144)
Because they don't admit to it publicly.
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