jekmann.bsky.social

18 October 2026 17:19

Now what we need to do is ditch the US is a supplier permanently and boost Ukraine’s arms industry long-term.

ChrisO_wiki

chriso-wiki.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:11

4/ Except that it now *has* happened, according to the reporting of @telegraph.co.uk. This has profound implications for the US defence industry.

ChrisO_wiki

chriso-wiki.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:11

3/ To be clear, at the time this was purely hypothetical. There were no clearly identified kill switches and no concrete indication that Trump could or would do this. Advocates for the US defence industry dismissed the possibility that it could or would ever happen.

ChrisO_wiki

chriso-wiki.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:11

2/ When Trump returned to power in 2024, many people expressed concerns that he might use a supposed "kill switch" in exported US military equipment – especially the F-35 – to force purchasers to do his bidding.

Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦

perevaa.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:08

🥲 Most US PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles went to the Middle East, Zelenskyy says. Ukraine urgently needs an air defense package from partners. Longer-term solutions include German contracts for 2027–28 and the FREJYA anti-ballistic system, which is still under development.