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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

F22 Raptor May Get “Open” Avionics Upgrade

F-22 RaptorWorried about vendor lock-in? Bought a system and you are afraid that you won’t be able to upgrade it properly? If you think you have problems, then consider the U.S. Air Force’s F22 Raptor. It has proved so difficult to upgrade the avionics they are considering installing a second system into the plane.

The Air Force is considering a more open architecture (not as in open source) to allow an easier (for that read cheaper) upgrade path, reports Defense News.

“This jet has a very highly integrated avionics system. Because of that tight coupling and that highly integrated nature, it makes it very difficult, and we are highly reliant upon [Raptor makers] Lockheed Martin and Boeing to do any kinds of modifications to the jet,” said David Weber, deputy director of the F-22 System Program Office (SPO) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio…

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