Software bug causes jet fighters to crash when they cross the date line
Programming
Friday 9 March 2007
Well, the avionics system crashed anyway. When a dozen F-22A Raptors en route from Hawaii to Japan crossed the international date line for the first time, the jets’ Global Positioning System navigation avionics went haywire. Without nav systems, the jets had to follow refueling tankers to find (...)
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