Software Mistakes Can Kill

Lockheed's F-22 Raptor Gets Zapped by International Date Line. A software bug shuts down the electronics of a couple $125 mil jet fighters.

It reminds me of the initial encounters in the new Battlestar Galactica miniseries where our latest Viper VII fighters are disabled electronically by the Cylons. The pilots were helpless as the enemy missiles closed in. It was an emotional moment in sci-fi, in fact I'm getting a little misty-eyed as I type this...