Pentagon, Lockheed Martin continue dispute over F-35 intellectual property rights

摘要

The dispute between Pentagon and Lockheed Martin over F-35 Lightning Ⅱ Joint Strike Fighter intellectual property (IP) rights has continued to delay the integration of the key computer code required for the programme to reach its full rate production (FRP) decision, Jane's has learned. Lieutenant General Eric Fick, F-35 programme executive officer (PEO), said on 13 November that the initial integration of the 'F-35-in-a-Box' model into the Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) has been held up in a dispute between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin over the IP for nine individual algorithms. This has slowed the Pentagon's progress in getting started with the programme.