The US Government Accountability Office has released its annual report into the F-35 JSF program. The GAO says delays in testing the revolutionary aircraft’s critical software systems put at risk planned in-service dates for the three major US services. It says “persistent software problems” have meant flight testing has been delayed and often requires re-testing, particularly of the aircraft’s navigation, targeting and reconnaissance systems.
It says software testing is as much as 13 months late in some areas, putting at risk US Marine Corps plans to achieve an initial operational capability with the Block 2F software load in 2015.
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