quick google shows even this
" BAE Systems designs and develops software for the F-35, with key roles in the aircraft’s electronic warfare system, vehicle management computer, and flight controls. BAE Systems provides software for the current Block 3i and Block 4 systems, and leads design authority for critical capabilities such as the fuel management system, crew escape, and life support systems."
Taken with a grain of salt its still a large amount of the software.
BAE was probably involved in making those specific parts of the software working with Lockheed. But Lockheed is either responsible for by themselves or heavily involved in every piece of software on the plane since it’s the Lockheed Martin F-35
Lockheed has to be involved in all the software since they are the ones responsible for the testing, and not being involved with code developed by subcontractors, especially things like flight control systems (which google also says Lockheed worked on), would be disastrous
your original statement was that they wouldnt share source code.
which they ahve and do
Also I’ve taken this off topic so Ill nip it on the bud
BTW another google
Lockheed Martin is not involved in all F-35 software; while they are the prime contractor and develop significant portions of the software, other prime partners like BAE Systems also contribute, and the overall software for the aircraft’s advanced systems relies on a complex, collaborative effort. However, Lockheed Martin’s Software Factory is a key part of their efforts to integrate new technologies and accelerate software updates and deliveries across the F-35 enterprise.
Ah, yes, “reskins”… looks at the Canadair name in front of almost all of them. It’s almost like Canada built them itself(making them variants), oh wait, it did.
Fun fact, the NF-5A, which, from what I’ve last seen, is currently considered the best 10.0 F-5A, is a Canadair aircraft. (and the first Canadair aircraft we got since the CL-13 Sabre Mk 4/5/6 in the German and Italian trees)
Your right, there are mixed results but it seems like there’s more stuff saying they do have access to Lockheed’s code than not. However there have been lots of delays on integrating stuff like Meteor and SPEAR 3, and when they integrated ASRAAM they did it on a US F-35. So maybe not source code but weapons integration troubles?
It sounds like it is a collaborative effort with Lockheed involved, and AI thinks because other companies contributed Lockheed wasn’t involved. They have to test all the stuff and integrate the software onto Lockheed/US’s test F-35’s
Oh right, I forgot, the CF-104 isn’t a reskin, it’s a F-104G with a radar that only has an air to ground mode and an F-104C engine (which may or may not be better than the one on the actual F-104C, but probably won’t be, as the German F-104Gs engine is identical to the other F-104Gs engines) when they add that one to Sweden via Denmark or Norway.
The CF-5/NF-5 was modified to the point that I wouldn’t consider it a reskin, but most other people would and well, now that the NF-5 is ingame, a CF-5 would be a reskin of the NF-5. Funny how that works.
I didn’t even mention the Sabres, but since you brought them up, all production variants of them would be reskins, just not of the US Sabres. You know which nations Sabre wouldn’t be a reskin though? Australias CAC Sabre, but we’ve already been told that Britain isn’t getting any Sabres because the tree “already has too many planes at that rank”, so none of that matters.
The CF-101s were built in the US to the same specifications as the F-101B.
Last, but not least, the CF-188 (also built in the US) and F/A-18C early literally are the same plane in-game, but one gets CRV-7 rocket pods and D/G Mavericks, while the other one gets Hydra rocket pods and E/F Mavericks.
So, half of the ones I mentioned (which isn’t “most”) are reskins and not even built by Canadair.
If britain cant claim bradleys as BAE systems now produces them for the americans, or the CV90 platoform, america cant claim a private companies private venture in another sovereign state
BAE only really got their name associated with the Bradley because they bought the company that made them, they basically just renamed the buildings from FMC Corporation/United Defence to BAE. The Bradley’s are still made (or I guess upgraded now) in America, Pennsylvania to be specific.
Whereas GM was always building the LAV from the start
I love the British still trying to make ownership using BAE, just because they assemble them doesnt mean they design or MAKE them. They simply put them together.