Posted on 05/19/2006 12:25:07 PM PDT by ShadowAce
L-3 Communications Display Systems has chosen the LynxOS-178 real-time operating system (RTOS) to power a portion of the panoramic cockpit display (PCD) subsystem for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. This display system delivers information for all the major functions of the F-35, including flight and sensor displays, communication, radio and navigation systems as well as an identification system which gives the pilot total situational awareness. The key factors in L-3 Display System's choice of LynuxWorks' RTOS, which is DO-178B certifiable, were its adherence to open standards, its Linux compatibility, the interoperability benefits of a Posix API and support for the ARINC-653 specification.
In addition, LynuxWorks will deliver an embedded software product with a complete set of artifacts, along with world-class engineering services.
Lastly, the LynxOS-178 RTOS was recently awarded the first Reusable Software Component letter from the Federal Aviation Administration.
This certification helps further reduce time to market and risk for customers using LynuxWorks' RTOS.
The F-35 is a next-generation, supersonic stealth aircraft designed to replace a wide array of existing fighters.
'We chose LynuxWorks' operating system because the company offered a very complete RTOS and artifact package, along with support services and business models that were unmatched by other vendors', said Bob McGill, President of L-3 Displays Group.
'In the military and defence market, we are required to work with stable vendors that have a solid and complete track record'.
'And, with LynuxWorks, we were able to capitalise on their product's strengths and deliver a solution that will exceed our customers' expectations with respect to performance and safety'.
In an industry where safety, time and cost are essential factors, L-3 Display Systems is leveraging a series of product features and services from LynuxWorks' LynxOS-178, which includes an RTOS that is designed specifically to fulfil the stringent needs of multithread and multiprocess applications in safety-critical systems.
Based on open standards, the LynxOS-178 RTOS provides security through virtual machine brick-wall partitions that make it impossible for system events in one partition of the RTOS to interfere with events in another.
It's as if each partition were its own separate computer providing the highest levels of robustness.
'We are thrilled to be working with L-3 Display Systems on this very important programme and acknowledge this as a huge validation of our LynxOS-178 product family', said Joe Wlad, Director of Product Management and DER with LynuxWorks.
'Our technical leadership and progressive business models are very attractive to military avionics suppliers who are transitioning from proprietary operating systems to open standard-based solutions'.
Yeah, can't have that now can we? Why we'd end up with something like the Manhatten Project, with all those foreigners taking jobs away from American Theoretical Physicists, and besotted with Commie sympathisiers like Oppenheimer and Slizard, and would never accomplish anything...< /sarcasm>
Is this some kind of network centric operations?
I prefer the F-22's myself. :)
That it does. i do have my doubts that this is a real person. This is just not nomral. Notice how GE conveniently ignores sections where he gets stuffed with his inaccurate postings?
However, he has posted rather nasty ad hominems against N3WBI3 and myself...
That's the only thing that's really convincing me that he's a human--just a very unintelligent and uncouth poster.
I'm a broken record because you open source fanatics don't care about anything other than your own free copies of software, and could care less if US adversaries benefit as well. My posts are for the benefit of those who don't yet know you, and how selfish and shortsighted you obviously are.
Not much difference in Liber-als and Liber-tarians in my book. And stick to something you may know something about, if there is such a thing. It obviously doesn't include these subjects, and FYI your buddy renuzit is is a college kid majoring in PS.
http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/05/17/2040239&from=rss
No, I said we're on broken record--we've explained our position in such terms that a grade-school kid could probably understand what we're saying. Not only that, but we've flushed your repetive weak arguments down the toilet so many times it really isn't funny anymore...
I didn't explicitly say you were a broken record. Though with your history of posting veritable solid sewerage on tech threads, broken record could apply...
RTFP dude...
Liberals are definitely left-wing.
Libertarians can be either side.
Right-wing libertarians are often also known as classical liberals--which is the predecessor to American conservativsm...
And stick to something you may know something about, if there is such a thing.
POT.KETTLE.BLACK.
Apparently there is quite a bit that you write of which you know not the first thing about. That you are constistently getting stuffed demonstrates this to be correct. My basic take is "Physician, heal thyself".
It obviously doesn't include these subjects, and FYI your buddy renuzit is is a college kid majoring in PS.
That you have been demonstrated to be in error on this thread demonstrates that you're talking out of some other part of your anatomy other than your fingers on the keyboard. As for your second point, to who do you refer? i have no dealings with a poster named renuzit
http://trends.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/05/17/2040239&from=rss
This article, and the two Air Force Regulations cited in the article does not address your point. It appears that Open Source Software is lumped in with Freeware/Shareware, which are not necessarily open source. Aside from that, this article has nothing to do with the procurment process, which is controlled by the Department of Defense, with congressional oversight.
Once again, you've failed to prove an assertion.
You're still posting in red LOL.
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