talk about an area to really figure out a model around sharing and developing source code in a gated environment:
Aviation experts say the sticking points in deliberations likely have been British access to stealth technology, software source code underpinning the aircraft's operations, and agreements on follow-on development of after-market capabilities that U.K. firms could
manufacture and market around the world.
from:
U.S., U.K. Reach JSF Agreement
At a July 18 meeting in London, Kenneth Krieg, the Pentagon's acquisition executive, and Sir Peter Spencer, the U.K. Ministry of Defence's chief of procurement, signed an agreement setting forth a statement of principles for Britain to achieve operational sovereignty of any Joint Strike Fighter aircraft it may acquire, according to Defense Department officials.
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