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From: "John R. Strohm" <strohm@airmail.net>
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Subject: Re: Ada in Iraq
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"Richard Riehle" <richard@adaworks.com> wrote in message
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> Russ wrote:
>
> > I have a question for someone with extensive knowledge of military
> > software. What percentage of the military equipment used in the recent
> > war in Iraq was programmed in Ada? I don't care about exact figures, I
> > just want good ballpark estimates. Let's break it down as follows:
>
>     Hellfire missile
>
>     Much of the Bradley
>
>     Other armored vehicles
>
>     Various software systems for some of the bombers
>
>     Other stuff that cannot be mentioned

TOW ITAS (Improved Target Acquisition System: a sight, autotracker, and
guidance computer for the TOW missile) was written in Ada.  I worked on it.
Development was 1994-1995 at Texas Instruments.  I'd be very surprised if it
wasn't fielded by now.