Kessel Run is pivoting. The Air Force’s original software factory, which brought modern digital application practices like agile development and DevSecOps to the military, is changing the way it does business.
Just a few hallways removed from the massive industrial floor of Building 9001, where technicians, welders, mechanics, and more help keep the U.S. Air Force’s fleet flying, the Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate doesn’t bend any metal, change any fluids, or fiddle with any wires. ...
The B-2 bomber fleet is now using an open mission systems architecture that will accelerate the speed with which it can be equipped with new weapons and cuts software update time from years to weeks.
The Air Force's network of software development teams has grown prodigiously in recent years, with 17 software factories, three software engineering groups, and two enterprise services spread across the U.S. Now, however, USAF is reconsidering how it wants to organize those teams—having them work more ...