As aircraft continue to increase in software complexity, it will become even more important for the sector to hire skilled software engineers.” ability to field heavy-lift support to Marine Corps expeditionary forces.”įinding qualified software engineers is another issue identified, with the report warning it is “increasingly difficult to hire skilled, cleared, and capable software engineers. “Without a qualified or alternate qualified source for these castings, the program will face delays, impeding the U.S. “The single qualified source for the upper, intermediate, and sump housing for a heavy-lift platform for the Marines has experienced quality issues and recently went through bankruptcy proceedings,” the report adds. These four suppliers face “perpetual financial risk and experience bankruptcy threats” due to the insecure nature of Pentagon funding. As an example, the report notes there are only four suppliers with the ability to manufacture “large, complex, single-pour aluminum and magnesium sand castings” needed to make key parts of military aircraft.
