Defense Development Timelines Thwarted by Poor Software Planning

Credit: F-35: Lockheed Martin
Service development programs in the Pentagon are – on average – taking about 40% longer than the planned five years expected to mature into the production stage, largely due to problems with software, Air Force procurement chief William LaPlante says. He says the root of the problem is often when...

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