The F-35 Is Still Being Plagued With Software Problems

An F-35A soars over Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during a demonstration practice Jan. 10, 2020. (Senior Airman Alexander Cook/U.S. Air Force)

Defense News: The Pentagon’s weapons tester has concerns about the F-35’s new software development process

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.

In 2018, the F-35 program shifted to an agile software development model, known as DevOps among coders and as Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) within the program. The goal, according to program leaders, was to push out incremental software improvements and corrections to past deficiencies on a quicker pace rather than implementing a large update once a year or so.

However, Robert Behler, the Pentagon’s independent weapons tester, characterizes the current schedule for C2D2 as “high risk” and said the program office is struggling to stay on schedule, he said in an annual report published Jan. 30 by the Operational Test and Evaluation Office.

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Update: $1,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter: 873 Software Flaws and 13 'Must-Fix' Issues (National Interest)

WNU Editor: 873 software flaws?!?!?!