Was the F-35 Hacked - Former defense official who warned about the F-35's catalogue of safety and security problems years ago - this is why it may have been HACKED or malfunctioned

Daily Mail ^ | 9/19/23 | Daily Mail

[srmanuel]

Was the F-35 hacked, as someone that spent his entire working career in the IT industry, perhaps I'm more attuned to this type of story. Supposedly after the pilot ejected, the plane continued flying for some time before crashing, that immediately caught my attention, I figured if the situation was bad enough for the pilot to eject, the plane would have crashed in the same area, not miles away and why was the Pentagon unable to know immediately where the plane was. I did some digging into the history of the F-35 and found plenty of old articles about the software for the F-35 being stolen by adversaries. At first, I thought the idea of the F-35 being hacked was crazy but if you look around, there's quite few articles about China stealing the F-35 technology. IMO, it's possible the F-35 has been compromised by China or other adversaries.

https://www.industrialcybersecuritypulse.com/networks/throwback-attack-chinese-hackers-steal-plans-for-the-f-35-fighter-in-a-supply-chain-heist/

https://www.eurasiantimes.com/chinese-stealth-espionage-us-tech-used-in-its-f-22-f-35-fighter/

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-fighter-hacking/theft-of-f-35-design-data-is-helping-u-s-adversaries-pentagon-idUSL2N0EV0T320130619

[srmanuel]

You don’t know what to believe about this situation, which is why it stinks IMO.

He ejected and left the autopilot on.

He ejected because of bad weather, even though he already had a wingman airborne.

He ejected right after takeoff, I’m not a pilot but would autopilot be switched on at takeoff.

The military did not know where the plane was for some period time, the military said it was the stealth ability of the plane that made it difficult to track, even though the plane was supposed to be operating with a transponder, either the transponder malfunctioned or was never turned on.

The story keeps changing as new details are released that only serve to create confusion.

[MarMema]

We will keep reading and see what emerges next.