Article: How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters

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How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-us-software-ended-up-in-chinese-assault-helicopters/

"...Pratt & Whitney's Canadian subsidiary, which had a plan to open up an entirely new market—China. Large risks were involved, however: the program was shrouded in secrecy, for one. It also involved working with partners who had a reputation for ripping off technology.

And it just happened to be illegal."

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Lets hope there is backdoor code in there that our military can use to turn those helicopters into flying bricks (without the flying part)

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[Centurion40]

JFL (just f-ing lovely)...