Abstract
Several concepts which are the focus of software technology at the US Air Force Avionics Laboratory are discussed: automatic programming, software fault tolerance, reusable software, expert code modification, common Ada run-time systems, and modular embedded software for distributed systems. These concepts apply to three phases of avionics systems life: conceptual, developmental, and operational. It is noted that breakthroughs in any one of these concepts will result in an order-of-magnitude improvement in the operations, performance, and maintenance of avionics in tactical weapon systems Author(s) Harris, R.L. Wright Res. & Dev. Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

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