ODIN actually seems to be a combination of hardware and software used for mission management and maintenance of F-35s. It is due to replace ALIS which is presented as bloated and buggy (« 4,700 open deficiencies »!).
Side note, lately, more often than before, I wonder about the use of language:
>Because the ground-based part of ODIN fits within two transportable cases about the size of carry-on luggage – instead of ALIS’s rack of electronics and backup power modules – the Joint Program Office says it can be more-easily moved. ODIN weights 32kg (70lb), compared to 363kg for ALIS.
32 vs. 363 Kg, two suitcases vs. a huge rack and it is needed to cite "Joint Program Office says" to state that "it can be more easily moved" ?
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[ 6.6 ms ] story [ 12.2 ms ] thread>Because the ground-based part of ODIN fits within two transportable cases about the size of carry-on luggage – instead of ALIS’s rack of electronics and backup power modules – the Joint Program Office says it can be more-easily moved. ODIN weights 32kg (70lb), compared to 363kg for ALIS.
32 vs. 363 Kg, two suitcases vs. a huge rack and it is needed to cite "Joint Program Office says" to state that "it can be more easily moved" ?