[terycarl]

WHEN WE SELL THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT TO ANYONE...why don’t we build in a mechanism whereby we can destroy it???

[WhiskeyX]

“WHEN WE SELL THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT TO ANYONE...why don’t we build in a mechanism whereby we can destroy it???”

in a manner of speaking they did. After the American contractors were evacuated from Iran, it was discovered some of the critical electronics systems no longer functioned properly anymore, so even when the aircraft could fly again, they lacked the sophisticated electronics needed to make them much better than flying targets. With help from American adversaries, the Iranians have been able to rectify many of those problems over many years, but the number of operational F-14 aircraft are strictly limited and are still poor in capabilities in relation to current air superiority fighter aircraft.

[Bobalu]

WHEN WE SELL THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT TO ANYONE...why don't we build in a mechanism whereby we can destroy it???

I bet we actually do that now in some instances.

It would be hidden deep in the embedded systems hardware and software.