One of the things that can be a little annoying to me is when I watch a movie and they show a “government” computer with an operating system unlike anything I have ever seen.  Until recently I always assumed that governments ran custom versions of either Linux or Windows which may be the case for only a short time longer.

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This week Green Hill Software announced the certification of Integrity 178B RTOS (Real Time Operating System).  The OS has been engineered from the ground up and as been certified to the highest level ever by the NSA.  With it having been designed for security it now has the certifications to prove it.  Integrity has been in use for 10 years in such aircraft as the Boeing B1-B intercontinental nuclear bomber, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and Lockheed Martin’s F-16, F-22 & F-35.  Current customers include Lockhead Martin, Boeing, BF Goodrich Aerospace, Ratheon, Rockwell, Alenia Aerospatiale and BAE Systems.

The primary purpose  of Integrity RTOS is for aerospace applications and as such must be substantially more reliable than Windows Vista.  This is one OS I don’t expect to see on a torrent site anytime soon but maybe we can get it some good screen shots in an upcoming movie (if we don’t have them already).

Check It Out> Green Hill Software, RTOS Information, Aerospace Online