Take It or Leave It.

The article reports that non-U.S. users are not allowed to modify or replace the classified software that runs the electronic warfare (EW) detection, identification, self-defense and attack systems of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), according to U.S. Air Force Major Geneneral Charles Davis, program executive officer for the JSF. Elbit and Elta, Israeli companies, are railing against being left out of the F-35 program and the ban on competing for a specialized EW system, according to the author.