Some context is necessary here, because as engi_nerd explained, it&#x27;s not as if the primary flight control system is crashing and having to be rebooted in mid-air.  It&#x27;s more like a separate system that&#x27;s used by maintenance personnel on the ground.  Of course, if the aircraft&#x27;s maintenance procedures are designed around it, then deploying a whole wing of them isn&#x27;t going to work very well, because high-performance aircraft are high-maintenance aircraft.<p>But I can&#x27;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&#x27;s needed in wartime?  I don&#x27;t recall hearing stories about the F-16&#x27;s or F&#x2F;A-18&#x27;s computers crashing and needing to be rebooted (or even the F-22&#x27;s).