F-35 Mission Systems Design, Development, and Verification

Abstract

F-35 mission systems allow pilots to execute traditional advanced tactical missions critical to allied and partner nations. The systems include the most advanced sensor management and data fusion of any current fighter aircraft. These capabilities offer unmatched situational awareness to the pilot and provide decision aids that allow the pilot to make critical timely decisions. The development of these capabilities was accomplished utilizing use cases derived from mission vignettes to perform capability and model-based development. This approach was extended to the test and evaluation phase to develop mission-level scenarios used for validating the models and capabilities.

F-35 Air Vehicle Technology Overview

“…This paper focuses on the evolutionary path followed to develop these technologies. The final F-35 aircraft subsystems [35], propulsion [36], and mission systems [37], as well as the SDD program, are discussed in greater detail in supporting publications. Each of the items featured in Fig.…”