At best they will repurpose certain features to add them to some “pro” (but still web-based) version of Canva at $50/mo. There’s no way in hell we’ll get Linux apps for Affinity. I really wish we would because they are literally the only reason I still have a Windows VM.

The way you’re describing it, it sounds more like you believe privacy is a privilege, not a right.

I don’t necessarily disagree with your take here, but this is all conjecture until we see a 5th-gen in real combat. There was that story about an Israeli F-35 sneaking right up to a… I forget what, Syrian AF probably, but even if that anecdote really happened we haven’t really seen them used in anger. As I said elsewhere here, China is really the only one who’d offer a near-peer opponent (unless god forbid the US go so far off the rails that they turn on NATO).

One example I should have mentioned earlier is that the F-35 has cameras outside the plane so that the helmet HUD allows the pilot to look “through” the fuselage. It does much more than simply show sensor readings inside the visor.

I must not be explaining this very well if that’s your takeaway.

The Gripen doesn’t have the systems (hardware or software) to run it. The F-35 was designed from the ground up to use this.

SAAB have a basic version but there’s less info about it and it’s certainly less advanced. https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2016/saab-receives-order-from-fmv-for-a-new-helmet-mounted-display-system

If the plane is used for defence, is visibility that important?

Sure, it reduces losses and gives much more tactical advantage.

Sensor fusion is a software feature. Why can’t it be replicated in other aircrafts easily?

It isn’t just software. Even the pilot’s helmet in the F-35 is highly specialized and has integrated HUD:

You’re right, but these aircraft will have a service life of at least 20 years, and who knows what the world will look like then? Russia could be a Chinese vassal by that point. Mind you, I’m not suggesting that anybody buys more F-35s, I’m just saying they are not comparable. What needs to happen is Gripen/Rafale short term and a serious fast-tracking of the FCAS.

And also Berlin 1936, and Moscow 1980.

This was already covered in great detail all over the internet, but the main two factors are:

1. Stealth. The F-35 is much harder to detect, and you can’t attack what you don’t know is there.

2. Less talked about is “sensor fusion” which aggregates sensor data from the aircraft and others to give a much fuller view of the situation.

Running costs are the least of your concerns when shit hits the fan. The F-35 is simply more capable, there’s really no way around it. This isn’t an issue vs Russia but against China it could be.

Is “security breach” still the right terminology if it was a deliberate act?

How is this a gotcha - isn’t IDF service mandatory for Israeli citizens? Employing any Israelis at all will automatically make many employees ex-IDF.

Edit: oh FFS I didn’t see the news outlet, Grayzone, really? Literal Kremlin propaganda outlet?

Punks are the best, I wish there were more in government. In Canada we have Charlie Angus who is a legend (his band opened for the Dead Kennedys back in the day) but is sadly retiring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Angus#Early_life,_music,_writing,_and_activism

People up here tend to think of California or NY as the most Canada-like state, but they don’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve long held it’s Minnesota, and you’re proving me right.

Our spooks are so good even our own government doesn’t know they exist!

Speaking while campaigning in an Ottawa district—where he is running against Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney

That is wrong on so many levels.

Most revolutions started with some kind of martyr, either one person or a group.

If dissenting online makes them feel like they are doing enough to not act IRL, yes.

The American people’s passiveness with regard to “red lines” is about on par with Putin’s overuse of the term. I expect a bit of whining online for 24-48 hours but no meaningful actions.