A milestone testing event for the F-35 took place in March 2021 at Nellis Air Force Base that demonstrated how crucial innovation is to stay competitive. The Fighter Optimization eXperiment (FoX) seeks to rapidly integrate advanced software and hardware technologies to maximize the F-35’s lethality and survivability, while creating an agile development test tool and fielded combat multiplier for all Defense Department aircraft. During the ground test, F-35 data was successfully livestreamed directly from the aircraft’s mission systems computers to a connected computer tablet. By connecting a tablet to an aircraft’s data bus, the warfighter and tester will be able to utilize an entire DoD Combat App store of tools, customized to help solve tactical problems in real time. Learn about it from Lt. Col. Raven “Rost” LeClair at Edwards Air Force Base.