Some context is necessary here, because as engi_nerd explained, it's not as if the primary flight control system is crashing and having to be rebooted in mid-ai

Some context is necessary here, because as engi_nerd explained, it's not as if the primary flight control system is crashing and having to be rebooted in mid-air. It's more like a separate system that's used by maintenance personnel on the ground. Of course, if the aircraft's maintenance procedures are designed around it, then deploying a whole wing of them isn't going to work very well, because high-performance aircraft are high-maintenance aircraft. But I can't help but think of Battlestar Galactica. At what point does this software become too complicated? At what point does it become a vulnerability to be exploited by the enemy, or simply a liability reducing readiness below what's needed in wartime? I don't recall hearing stories about the F-16's or F/A-18's computers crashing and needing to be rebooted (or even the F-22's).