Posted this in January. You don't need a 'kill switch' to severely hamper the utility of an exported weapons system, you just stop providing support for it and it will wither away, some systems very quickly. The more advanced the faster the degradation. This is in addition...
https://twitter.com/Aviation_Intel/status/1882975663382286432
the impact from being locked out of centralized cloud-based system like F-35's ODIN (ALIS) that does so many things, including mission planning w/threat intel integration. Your jets would be far more vulnerable to loss without it...
let alone all the other stuff it does to keep the F-35 flying. Israel has invested in and made a deal for cutouts regarding these vulnerabilities. Nobody else has this deal or capabilities.
At the same time, there is no real replacement for the F-35. You would be sacrificing capability and survivability by stepping away from it. There is a whole ecosystem of capabilities provided beyond just the F-35 aircraft that would need to be established...
So major investment would be needed and force structure alterations. Unmanned capabilities and future indigenous fighter programs can solve the capability gap potentially, but this is not in the near term. Stepping away from F-35 isn't about just getting another fighter.
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