US has no control on Israel jets.
Israel is not USA's unsinkable aircraft carrier in the middle east. It is a country that American Taxpayers spend billions supporting, often to the detriment of US security and US democracy and rights.
https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/10/f-35-kill-switch-myth/Recent revelations about U.S. policy restrictions on F-35 operations add a new layer to the debate. According to the 350th Spectrum Warfare Group’s F-35 Program Support Cell, international F-35 operators “are not allowed to conduct independent test operations outside of the Continental United States (CONUS) based on U.S. policy. United States Government (USG) security rules and National Defense Policy (NDP) require that U.S. citizens perform specific functions in order to protect critical U.S. technology.”
This policy, detailed on the U.S. Air Force website, underscores the U.S.’s tight grip on the F-35’s advanced systems, limiting foreign operators’ ability to test or modify the aircraft independently. For NATO allies like Italy, Germany, and the UK, this restriction heightens concerns about operational sovereignty, especially as they rely on the F-35 for critical missions, including nuclear deterrence.
By the way, as of now, Israel is the only country permitted to operate a fully independent system for its F-35I Adir.
https://www.globalr2p.org/publications/joint-global-letter-calling-on-the-governments-of-f-35-programme-partner-countries-to-stop-arming-israel/Joint global letter calling on the governments of F-35 programme partner countries to stop arming Israel
This letter has been sent to the relevant Government Ministers of F-35 programme partner nations, which include: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, UK and US.
We write to you as a group of organisations from partner countries to the global F-35 jet programme, and supportive organisations, calling on our Governments to immediately halt all arms transfers to Israel, directly and indirectly, including F-35 fighter jets, components, and spare parts thereof.
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Conclusion
The failure by all F-35 partner nations to apply their domestic, regional or international legal obligations by halting the supply of F-35 parts and components to Israel has led to devastating and irreparable harm to Palestinians in Gaza. This failure indicates that partner nations are effectively either unable or unwilling to implement their purported arms export control regimes, or that they chose to apply the law selectively, excluding Palestinians from its protection. We call on all F-35 partners to do everything in their power to bring the F-35 programme in line with their legal obligations and immediately halt the direct and indirect transfer of F-35 parts and components to Israel.
