E-cast: Avionics Safety and Security Certification Challenges for Military Aircraft

Summary: The current budget-constrained environment in the Department of Defense is forcing many manned aircraft platforms to operate longer than their original planners intended often requiring continued refresh of their avionics hardware and software, which means more opportunities for avionics upgrades. These upgrades will introduce more complex and sophisticated avionics, which will require expensive and time-consuming safety and security certification.