Air Force, Navy establishing organic F-35 software sustainment capability

By Courtney Albon / September 21, 2017 at 11:16 AM
A joint Air Force and Navy team is working to establish an organic F-35 Joint Strike Fighter software sustainment capability with an eye toward beginning to transition responsibility from the contractor to the government when the system development and demonstration phase ends. F-35 Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter recently announced the program is floating a new strategy for post-SDD and follow-on modernization, which will center on a continuous software development and sustainment model. The new approach will establish...

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