Hello Delta-SDD

(I can only guess this is a photo of The Teflon Don
explaining Delta-SDD to the Italians)

The F-35 program net-centric training is running into some difficulty.

It appears that the JPO is having trouble understanding how to secure network-based sim training between different F-35 nations.

Bogdan is worried about F-35 simulations going through untrusted network segments from a variety of nations. Example: Turkey.

The JPO does not decide what parts of the program can be used by non-U.S. participants, a special committee formed by the U.S. government does.

Back around 2007 DOD contracts were awarded to address F-35 security issues between different nations. The two contracts total $736.8 million and go by the name "Delta SDD". While there may only be 3 variants of the F-35, there are certainly several different "configurations" based on a nation's "requirement". That "requirement" being what they can, and cannot have access to in the F-35 system and not just if a certain nation wants a drag-chute.

Will the combat system on a Turkish F-35A have different abilities compared to a USAF one? Most likely. Turkish F-16s (and some other F-16 users) have certain items in the aircraft which prevents them from working a certain way depending on where they are on the planet. This includes anti-tamper devices.

Delta-SDD configurations would also work in coordination with the security requirements spelled out in the JSF memorandum of understanding that all JSF partner nations signed off on. FMS would be similar as far as the security processes.

I find the network thing interesting. Did they explore different kinds of virtual private network (VPN) solutions and find them wanting?

If this can't be resolved, then each partner (and FMS) nation will need a location where they can have a LAN party by any-other-name. Based of course on the security requirements spelled out in Delta-SDD. Deploy people and no aircraft to a country for a major air-combat exercise? Maybe.

13 years into the award of the JSF contract to LM and they don't have this kind of shit sorted yet.

Unacceptable.

I would point you to a link called 'My JSF is stealthier than yours, or is it?", by Bill Sweetman, but Aviation Week has foolishly removed it.


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-Time's Battleland - 5 Part series on F-35 procurement - 2013 
-Summary of Air Power Australia F-35 points
-Bill Sweetman, Aviation Week and the F-35
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-History of F-35 Production Cuts
-Looking at the three Japan contenders (maneuverability)
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-Value of STOVL F-35B over-hyped
-Cuckoo in the nest--U.S. DOD DOT&E F-35 report is out
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-Is this aircraft worth over $51B of USMC tac-air funding?
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-The concurrency fraud
-The dung beetle's "it's known" lie
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-F-35 Blocks--2006 and today
-The F-35B design is leaking fuel
-F-35 deliveries
-ADF's wacky F-35 assumptions
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-Aboriginal brought out as a prop
-Super Kendall's F-35 problem
-LM sales force in pre-Internet era
-History of F-35 engine problems
-Compare
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-The Prognostics
-2002--Australia joins the F-35 program