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ALIS through the looking glass: F-35 fighter jet's slurpware nearly made buyers pull out – report

John Brown (no body) Silver badge

On a recent visit to RAF $name, the local military personnel referred to the base as BAE $name because there are so many contractors these days. There are systems the RAF guys need to use but aren't allowed to repair or maintain and don't get trained for. It sounds like vendor lock in.

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