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Absolutely every European country can make something better than a brick.

And there are high quality planes like the Rafale that aren't PaaS (Planes as a Service) where the owner can unilaterally stop you from using it.



You did read the article saying the US is not supplying "software updates" to the F16s and the planes themselves fly just fine, right?


I think the comment is in reaction to the F35 ones above it. Without activated software, these are bricks.

And no country wants to wake up to a set of bricks when they really need warplanes all of a sudden.


A plane without up to date countermeasures is not fit for purpose. They will be ineffective or even unusable in weeks.




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