Posted on 04/21/2016 12:21:19 PM PDT by don-o
(CNN)Almost 2,500 of the world's most advanced warplanes, with a total price tag of $400 billion, and they may not have a "brain" in the bunch? That's the fear of federal watchdogs who say problems with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's complex logistics software system could lead to a grounding of the entire fleet, not to mention future cost increases and schedule delays.
Documenting risks to the F-35's Autonomic Logistics Information System, which Department of Defense officials have described as the "brains" of the fifth-generation fighter, an April 14 Government Accountability Office report says a failure "could take the entire fleet offline," in part, due to the lack of a backup system. The report also outlines concerns related to the lack of testing done to ensure the software will work properly by the time the Air Force plans to declare its version of the aircraft ready for deployment this August and the Navy reaches that milestone in 2018.
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I hate when my brain is broken.
Military spending is obscene.
What could possibly go wrong?
Yes, I know they are supposed to be domestically sourced...
off topic...
Here is an interview with a native american woman who has lived in reservations her whole life, written several books with a few degrees. Under Obama spending has skyrocketed. From one agency under Clinton (dept of Indian Affairs) to over 29 agencies now covering 566 tribes (400 open applications for more). She estimates the spending is nearly as much as for defense (they refuse to do an audit). What she has found regarding Arab nations and their ties to these reservations is scary.
Very interesting interview on Caravan to Midnight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njTQ9Mm06qE
When it comes to the F35, don’t expect many “knowledgeable comments”.
In fact, there are only a few knowledgeable FReepers around here who know anything about aviation.
But there are many times that around here who do think they’re experts.
The F35 has flown when ALIS has had problems...there are backup options.
Well, that's part of the fun.
How about very expensive boondoggle?
/But there are many times that around here who do think they’re experts./
Expert: drip under pressure
Expert: Someone from out of town.
Me...I have expert cousin working on daplane...daplane...
“everything is fine”, he said...about 10 years ago.
( ; )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
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Interesting that Trump was aware that the test pilots were complaining about the responsiveness of these planes and wondered why they weren’t being listened to. Interview back in February.
Truer than you think
Maintenance and spares software system. Some boondoggle sold by some educated fool to a bigger fool.
We have become to clever by more than half in thinking that we can somehow create software that eliminates thinking.
We have wrestled with an “established and proven” system called “maximo” now for three years. More trouble than it is worth. The systems we use for ship maintenance are nice for reminders and to archive all the mass of procedures but take six men and two boys to keep maintained, fed, watered and running.
The Boeing X-32 “Monica”
You bought an Edsel? :-/
Are you pro F-35?
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