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Lockheed Martin Selects Linux for Missile Defense

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the defying-all-rules-of-government-spending dept.

m3lt writes "Business Wire is reporting that Concurrent announced today that Lockheed Martin Space Systems has selected RedHawk(TM) Linux as the operating system for their United States Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program." From the article: "Lockheed Martin selected RedHawk for the THAAD program due to the precision and guaranteed response time of Concurrent's RedHawk Linux real-time operating system. Only RedHawk Linux was able to ensure the high frame rates required in their HIL simulation without frame overruns, thereby ensuring the highest quality of system test."

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  1. Arms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So we like big arms companies now?

    1. Re:Arms by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, ofcourse we do.
      Arm developers are a very important industry. Without it we wouldn't have realistic weapon models in our games. No sir, if it wasn't for the arm companies we would have shitty weapon models that weren't even near realistic. We should thank our deity for those marvelous people of the weapon factories, without them we wouldn't be were we are today.

    2. Re:Arms by hey! · · Score: 2, Funny

      ARM is the last RISC CPU standing. Oh, wait.

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  2. Tux with a rocket launcher! by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    M M M M M MULTI-KILL!

    I wonder if the selected distro includes tic-tac-toe ?

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    1. Re:Tux with a rocket launcher! by cHALiTO · · Score: 4, Funny

      It should! I believe the Global Thermonuclear War package lists tic-tac-toe among its dependencies ;)

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    2. Re:Tux with a rocket launcher! by KiloByte · · Score: 2, Funny

      Here.

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  3. Red is the colour by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Red Hat Linux, then Red Flag Linux, and now RedHawk Linux. What next, Red Light Linux bundling a GPL alternative to Leisure Suit Larry?

    1. Re:Red is the colour by binkzz · · Score: 2, Funny

      The next release will be to run the military helicopters, BlackHawk Linux(tm).

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  4. I was killed by Linux by flowerp · · Score: 4, Funny

    hmm, Linus Thorvalds to the rescue! No killing people with the Linux kernel, please!

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    1. Re:I was killed by Linux by hackstraw · · Score: 4, Funny

      If its a missile defence system, surely the point is to SAVE lives, not take them? ;)

      A system that takes away fences is more likely to HURT lives.

    2. Re:I was killed by Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Stingers are the short ranged weapons system for anti-air.

      P.A.T.R.I.O.T. is medium range.

      T.H.A.A.D. is long range. Out to about 800 miles or so, if I am remembering correctly.

  5. w00t! by Penguin+Follower · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hadn't heard of RedHawk Linux until this news blurb, so at first I thought I had read it as "RedHat" and just about choked on my coffee!

  6. Doom 3 by Reducer2001 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Linux was able to ensure the high frame rates

    It looks like the military gets better frame rates running Doom 3 under Linux also. :)

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  7. Someone give these guys a Nobel Peace prize ! by Thomas+Miconi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now managing, configuring and upgrading missile system will be so complicated and time-consuming that missile-based wars will become essentially impossible ! Three cheers for Lockheed-Martin and Linus !

  8. Other factors by vmxeo · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Lockheed Martin selected RedHawk for the THAAD program due to the precision and guaranteed response time of Concurrent's RedHawk Linux real-time operating system.

    That, and the fact that the Windows-based missle kept blowing up mid-flight...

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  9. First Target by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, Linux can now really start targeting Redmond...

  10. Go, Tux, go in your little toboggan! by AEton · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only you can stop the incoming missiles, Tux Racer!

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  11. Re:Feel any good for building weapons? by KiloByte · · Score: 4, Funny

    Right... but somehow, I'm afraid of hippies shouting "make bzImage not war".

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  12. Obligatory RMSism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's GNU/THAAD, stupid!

  13. Does this mean that... by jonwil · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are entitled to the source code to the missiles that just landed on your head under the terms of the GPL?

    1. Re:Does this mean that... by Theolojin · · Score: 4, Funny

      You are entitled to the source code to the missiles that just landed on your head under the terms of the GPL?

      Yes; a CD with the source code will be included with each missile.

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    2. Re:Does this mean that... by Glock27 · · Score: 2, Funny
      You are entitled to the source code to the missiles that just landed on your head under the terms of the GPL?

      Not only that, you get free hardware! lol

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  14. Re:Feel any good for building weapons? by zerocool^ · · Score: 4, Funny


    And the tree-huggers reminding us to all "make clean"...

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  15. Now if they shoot a missile... by Vo0k · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they shoot such a missile at my rocket, I may demand them to send me the source code. After all, they just distributed open source software. All over the area...

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  16. Yes! Best thread ever! by lbrandy · · Score: 3, Funny

    1. Combine a major company using Linux for all it's excellent benefits with an obvious usage of war....
    2. Slap on that flamesuit and logical-fallacy-inducing tinfoil hat
    3. Watch the collective mind of slashdot swirl around these conflicting emotions
    (4. Profit.)

    This is gonna keep me entertained all day...

  17. Linux not just for Steve the supervillian by saha · · Score: 2, Funny
    Linux not just for Steve the supervillian (Flash animation). We've known all along Linux is not just for THAAD missles, but also for powering a beowulf cluster of atomic supermen, orbiting brain lasers, genetical engineered cybergoats, henchmen with bad teeth and gorgeous fembots...

    This is better than the Swedish military using Windows NT 4.0 to power their warship a year.

  18. Re:Feel any good for building weapons? by Soybean47 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, this isn't a WMD, it's a missile defense system, which stops missiles from killing people.

    The missiles, being launched by evil people, probably run Windows. That's because Linux is free, and as we all know, these people hate freedom.

  19. I have tested it for you ! by Jacquouille · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can tell you that the killall command is very powerful on this system.

  20. RedHawk Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The Linux for neocons?

  21. Re:HWIL = Hardware In the Loop by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: 4, Funny

    First of all, how does one "project" a radar "image"?

    That's classified.

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  22. Re:NORAD on W2K by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean they got rid of Joshua?