Thisfirstarticle in theseries relates the uniquechallengesofhardware/software codevelopment tothe limitations of traditionalsystemsengineeringapproaches.
As a result, the Administration has yet to transmit formal notification of the proposed codevelopment project and, accordingly, the Congressional clock for consideration of this deal has not started running.
Is Japan willing to consider offsetting the codevelopment arrangement on the FS-X with a substantial off-the-shelf defense purchase to demonstrate Japanese willingness to buy American when it is sensible to do so?