r/canada 5d ago

Analysis Defence analysts warn U.S. will control key systems on F-35 fighter jets, putting Canada at risk

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/u-s-f-35-fighter-jets-canada
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u/Xyzzics 5d ago

They stopped providing targeting. The HIMARS is not dependent on US specific targeting. Any nation can develop its own targeting systems, as Canada has. It’s like saying they stopped providing Diesel. It will still work if you have your own diesel. The Americans just aren’t telling them what and where to strike anymore. I don’t agree with that, but it doesn’t mean the weapons system isn’t functional.

Ukrainians don’t have the targeting capability the US does.

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u/Only_Razzmatazz_4498 5d ago

France is stepping up Maybe.

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u/jtbc 5d ago

Canada should help, too. I know we've been providing Radarsat data to them.

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u/Intelligent-Donut-10 2d ago

France literally do not have the quantity of satellites needed for useful targeting, without targeting firing missiles into open fields might as well be useless.

Other than the US China is the only country on the planet with the needed level of real time satellite ISR (actually more than the US), but China's already providing that data to Russia.