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		dheera on Sept 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: F-35 can’t be found after pilot ejected Why don't these aircraft get 10Hz GPS updates and send them to StarLink as they are going down? It's 2023 already.

izacus on Sept 19, 2023 | [–]

Because they're stealth military planes and broadcasting it's exact position to Musk owned network is literally the primary thing it should NOT do.

kube-system on Sept 18, 2023 | [–]

Well, for the plane in the parent comment's article, that reason is likely because the design for that plane was started in 1972.

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