F-22 program office using section 804 to restructure software upgrade effort

By Courtney Albon / November 20, 2018 at 4:05 PM
The F-22 program's use of Section 804 rapid prototyping authority has led the program office to restructure two key upgrade efforts into an iterative, two-phased software delivery plan aimed at fielding more capability at a faster pace. Inside Defense reported in July that the Air Force would apply the new acquisition authority, provided in Section 804 of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, to ongoing F-22 upgrades. In an interview this week, Program Office Director Col. Darien...

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