"MULTI gives us the integrated development environment needed to develop sophisticated real-time mission control software for the PowerPC using a combination of C, C++ and Ada programs," said Sid Ishee, senior software specialist for the JSF project at Lockheed Martin.

"We're extremely pleased to have been selected by Lockheed Martin for such an important project," added Green Hills president Dan O'Dowd. "The MULTI environment has long been a favorite among software engineering managers responsible for producing mission-critical software, especially those responsible for complex embedded projects requiring large development teams."

The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program is the Department of Defense's focal point for defining affordable next-generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the US Navy, Air Force, Marines, the British Royal Navy and U.S. allies. The aircraft, developed as part of the JSF program, will be multi-role fighters equipped with advanced stealth, maneuverability, and avionics capabilities.

JSF fighters will replace the F-15 and F-18 used by the Navy, the F-16 and A-10 used by the Air Force, the AV-8B and F/A-18 used by the Marines, and the Sea Harrier used by the British Royal Navy. Two contractor teams, headed by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, have been selected by the DOD for the Concept Development Phase. The DOD will narrow the field to a single contractor in 2001, with actual fighter deployment set for 2008.

Green Hills' MULTI environment and optimizing compilers automate every aspect of PowerPC software development, including editing, source-level debugging, program building, execution profiling, and project/version control. Moreover, the MULTI Development Environment and Green Hills compilers provide a uniform set of C, C++ and assembly language development capabilities that span Windows 95, Windows NT, and Unix host platforms.

MULTI's program builder, editor, and debugger are tightly integrated to offer quick, convenient single- and double-click transfers between debug mode and full source editing. For example, simply clicking on a compiler error message brings the user to the editor, opens the file containing the error, moves the cursor to the line containing the error, and highlights the error.

Code that has been compiled for the PowerPC can run on the target hardware in a bare bones mode, under off-the-shelf real-time operating systems such as VxWorks and Green Hills' own Integrity and velOSity, under custom RTOSs, under a variety of processor-specific in-circuit emulators (ICEs), and on targets that support on-chip debugging facilities.

Green Hills Software is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA., and has US offices in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Florida. International headquarters are located in the United Kingdom, with offices in France, Germany, and The Netherlands. For sales information on Green Hills Software's products, please call 1-800-500-2580, or contact sales@ghs.com.