'Possible' for F-35 Jets to Be Vulnerable to Cyberthreat

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is seen at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, Nevada on March 2. (AP)

By    |   Thursday, 21 September 2023 07:29 AM EDT ET

The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet may be the most lethal and survivable aircraft in battle – but military analysts say it isn't totally ironclad when it comes to cybersecurity vulnerabilities.

As the Marine Corps conducts a recovery and investigation surrounding one of its $100 million aircraft that went "missing" before its crash site outside of Charleston, South Carolina was discovered on Monday – a day after a pilot safely ejected from the plane – few details about what went awry have emerged.

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