The Modernization Platform Behind
F-35 Lightning II TR-3

From the mission-system avionics that act as the jet's brain to the GPU driving its panoramic cockpit display, LYNX MOSA.ic.AI unifies CPU and GPU compute into one safe, certifiable, modular foundation, now flying on the F-35 Lightning II TR-3's Technology Refresh 3 configuration.

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Mission & Display Applications

Mixed-Criticality Workloads

Communications, sensors, electronic warfare, guidance & control, and multi-window cockpit graphics, each in its own secure partition, at its own Design Assurance Level.

LYNX MOSA.ic.AI

The Platform

A deterministic platform unifying CPU and GPU computing to safely deploy, control and govern mission-critical workloads at the edge. MOSA.ic securely partitions the processor and GPU; the CoreSuite stack manages graphics and GPU sharing across partitions.

LynxSecure Separation Kernel
OpenGL SC
HyperCore GPU Virtualization
EGL_EXT_Compositor
Immutable Partitioning

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Multicore CPU + Discrete GPU

COTS Hardware

Open System Architecture on commercial-off-the-shelf silicon, including a temperature-screened discrete AMD GPU, supporting multiple displays of mixed criticality from a single device.

Where MOSA.ic.AI Flies on the F-35

01 / MISSION SYSTEM AVIONICS

The Brain of the Jet

Selected to support the Integrated Core Processor (ICP), the unit that processes the F-35 Lightning II TR-3’s communications, sensors, electronic warfare, guidance and control, and cockpit and helmet displays.

Industry-first airworthiness certified hypervisor on Intel processors
Cleanly architected, reusable subsystems free of proprietary lock-in
Immutable VM configuration for tamper-proof resource allocation
POSIX / Linux-friendly workflow for seamless code migration

02 / PANORAMIC COCKPIT DISPLAY

The Pilot's View

Selected with CoreSuite to power the next-generation Panoramic Cockpit Display Electronic Unit (PCD-EU), the processing unit driving the F-35 Lightning II TR-3’s panoramic head-down display.

One virtualized GPU safely shared across multiple independent displays
Mixed Design Assurance Levels on a single device via EGL_EXT_Compositor
HyperCore runs in its own partition, not inside the hypervisor
A complete, airworthiness-certifiable graphics stack on open, COTS technology

The Challenge

Modernizing Avionics Without Adding Risk

Lockheed Martin needed a next-generation platform that could scale computing power, drive down lifecycle cost, and hold the line on safety and security, all at once.

Multicore Complexity: Managing safety-critical, mixed-criticality workloads across modern multicore silicon.
Cyber Resilience: Guaranteeing immutable, tamper-proof resource allocation across the system.
No Vendor Lock-in: Integrating diverse and open-source. components on an open architecture.
Lifecycle Certification: Streamlining certification and sustainment across a decades-long program.

The Results

A Transformed F-35 Lightning II TR-3 Avionics Platform

Proven in Flight: The TR-3 avionics platform, powered by MOSA.ic.AI, first flew in January 2023, and is now being retrofitted onto fielded operational F-35s.
Lower Lifecycle Cost: Substantial reductions in production and sustainment costs, creating long-term savings across the program.
More Compute Headroom: Increased processing power for advanced communications, sensors, electronic warfare, and the panoramic display.
Future-Ready Architecture: An Open System Architecture that reduces integration risk and is the foundation for all future Block 4 capabilities.

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Lynx Software Technologies and CoreAVI are supporting Lockheed Martin's F-35 TR-3 modernization by delivering a secure, virtualized GPU solution for the next-generation panoramic cockpit display. Their integrated platform enables multiple safety-critical and non-critical applications to run securely on a single system, improving performance while reducing cost and certification complexity.

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Whether you’re modernizing avionics, unifying CPU and GPU compute, or deploying governed AI at the edge, MOSA.ic.AI simplifies the journey from concept to certified deployment.

The Modernization Platform Behind F-35 Lightning II TR-3