WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is banking on agile software development to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter capable of evolving to beat looming threats, but a new report questions the department’s ability to keep on top of continual software updates, reports Valerie Insinna for DefenseNews.com. Continue reading original article
The Intelligent Aerospace take:
February 7, 2020-The Pentagon's independent weapons tester Robert Behler says that the F-35 program's Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) plan to update the fighter's software every six months is high risk.
“The current Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) process has not been able to keep pace with adding new increments of capability as planned,” the office’s director wrote. “Software changes, intended to introduce new capabilities or fix deficiencies, often introduced stability problems and adversely affected other functionality.”
Behler noted that software bugs could be "significant" and discovered in the field rather than in testing.
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Jamie Whitney, Associate Editor
Intelligent Aerospace
