The US Air Force (USAF) is deploying Kubernetes containerisation tech aboard some of its spyplanes – as UK-based Britten-Norman teams up to make one of its flagship aircraft semi-autonomous.
Technology and aviation have, to a greater or lesser extent, always moved hand in hand. Yet this week's two most standout aviation tech developments represent a step change from the traditionally slow and cautious pace of development in the aerospace world.
The USAF has tested Kubernetes aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady spyplane. Although the blog post about this is extremely dense, even to eyes used to digesting enterprise tech announcements, it appears that Kubernetes is being used to swap mission software loads on and off the spyplane's four onboard computers.
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