Crossbow, you sound very learned
So does a Sun reporter but it all depends who the reader is! It's called smoke and mirrors.
Its a brand new aircraft
Wrong. It's been in squadron service for over 6 years. Hardly what I would describe as "
brand new."
and if the software isn't correct why accept it?
How naive
Take it you bought Windows XP and have not bothered with SP1, SP2 and all Critical Updates. After all
if the software isn't correct why buy it?
You obviously know nothing about software development and block release strategies. Merlin is now on its third in-service block release of mission software. These were separately funded enhancements due to new requirements. It's due more block releases but I'm not going into detail here.
Ever flown an aircraft with software in it? If you had you would understand that frequent upgrade releases of software are normal, even in the commercial world.
TOG