People not involved with the aerospace industry tends to think we have got the leading edge in technology there. When it is most often the other way around: aerospace lags behind in technology adoption precisely because of the fact it needs to prove, either by design or by service history, that the tech works without flaws.
Interesting, and perhaps true, but in my 34.5 years in military aviation, and 5000+ flying hours, I have found that the technology is very safe, stable, reliable and robust. Again, just my observation. Also note that the interiors of the military aircraft I flew in were not black!!