Israel has announced it will equip the F-35s it starts receiving this December with its own command, control, communications and computing (C4) system. The software, produced by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is an upgrade of an existing C4 system the Israeli air force flies on its F-15 and F-16s.
By adapting proprietary software to the F-35, Israel has leveraged the strike fighter’s open-architecture software design long touted by Lockheed Martin and the Joint Program Office (JPO). In effect, IAI has written the first “app” for the F-35 and, arguably, set a precedent for F-35 software independence.
“Imagine putting some new applications on your mobile phone,” says Benni Cohen, general manager of IAI’s Lahav Division. “It is not difficult. You can do it without touching the mission systems.”
Any old-school Australian defence-think would have gone the path of: OK do we need this aircraft's capability and if so, can we do these kinds of things to it based on our needs? If not, why not?
Odd how that appears to be the rule of the day for RAN ship requirements but not shitty, poorly thought out RAAF aircraft nonsense.
Defective F-35 explained #ausdef #DWP2016 pic.twitter.com/fFKo5Dp2fR
— Eric Palmer (@E_L_P) April 20, 2016
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