LO-L, what a lot of tripe that funny old bill sweetman writes. One minute it's a stink about not having code access, Then there is a stink when he finds out that the threat library codes are user programmed, as they wanted.
The UK, aus and canada (when they decide) are going to jointly fund and develop theirs and there are other partners and buyers that are also joining into joint threat libraries .
also he should check if this misleading sentence "but in most cases allowed local users to manage their own “threat libraries,”" Infact the US locks the threat library normally, Aust had problems with accessing the f-111, the Fa-18 and I assume the FA-18f and Growler. The F-111 codes were held at the US embassy in australia. We tried to hack into the hornet codes so we could target US supplied planes in our neighborhood. which is well publicised.
also he seems to be confusing threat library and mission data files, isn't he?
Last edited by a1bill; 16th Oct 2015 at 13:10.