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Written question asked by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 March 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


F-35 Aircraft

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what testing has been done on software systems for UK F-35 Lightning II fighters for resistance to hacking.

Answer

The F-35B Lightning II aircraft and its Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) have both been designed to be resilient against cyber attack and will be the subject of testing throughout the life of the programme.

Risk assessments of the aircraft and ALIS vulnerability to cyber attacks are conducted continuously. In addition, all classified data transmission to and from the F-35B Lightning II aircraft is fully encrypted.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6887
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Software Testing F-35 aircraft Cybersecurity
Link
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