Football-sized device could transform how Air Force collects F-35 data

Summary

This article by Stephen Losey, writing for Defense News, makes the following points:

• The devices have been named the Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package, or QRIP.
• The new, smaller QRIPs are mounted to an F-35′s weapons bay.
• In the past, F-35s recorded data via a 2,500-pound pod that took up an entire weapons bay.
• The old pods cost $25 million each, and data often took weeks or months to access.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• F-35 01: COLLECTION | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• NOV 2022 New, Miniaturized Data Pod Will Accelerate Fighter Refinements, Fleet Maintenance—Air & Space Forces Magazine
• NOV 2022 U.S. Air Force uses F-35 aircraft with $230,000 miniature QRIP device to collect flight data instead of $25 million system - device may appear on B-21 Raider nuclear bomber and MQ-9 Reaper UAV—Gagadget.com

Source Information:

• Article Source: Defense News
• Media Check: Defense News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)