Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautical Systems group in Marietta, Georgia, was developing the US Air Force’s F‑22 air‑superiority fighter, a major program that coincided with the Department of Defense’s adoption of Ada as its preferred programming language. The scale of the software effort required work across multiple locations, with Marietta handling the Display and Mission Systems Software, which supported mission planning, navigation, and situational awareness for the pilot. Classified as mission critical, the software was subject to strict development standards to ensure reliability and performance.

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