Kill switch fears over US F-35 fighter jets in Europe | DW News

The shift in US security policy raises uncomfortable questions in Europe about the dependency on American weapons. One example is the F-35 fighter jet, made by American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. Several prominent voices linked to the defense establishment in Europe have suggested the US has built so-called 'kill switches' into the aircraft , which would allow Washington to remotely deactivate or limit the combat functions of F-35s sold to foreign allies.