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Slow Software Loading Process Delayed F-35 Updates

Slow Software Loading Process Delayed F-35 Updates
An F-35 from the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron refuels over the Nevada Test and Training Range on November 17th last year for Large Force Test Event 20.03. LFTE 20.03 is a premier joint operational test event hosted by the 53rd Wing that validates tactics in a combat relevant environment (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A slow software loading process for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 delayed aircraft updates, but the latest software drop to be fielded this summer for the Combat Air Forces (CAF) has resolved that problem, a U.S. Air Force official said on March 18. Under Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2), F-35s are expected to receive software updates every six months. C2D2 is divided into four six week quarters during which the U.S. Air Force 53rd Wing tests F-35 software tape…

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