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Army

All New Army Equipment Soon Must Meet Baseline Open Architecture Standards

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

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All New Army Equipment Soon Must Meet Baseline Open Architecture Standards

Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson Photo: U.S. Army

The Army is requiring modular, open systems architectures for any new gear with computing or communications components to enhance interoperability and ensure its ability to upgrade equipment as technologies emerge.Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, principal deputy to the assistant secretary of Army for acquisition, technology and logistics, has long been an apostle of modular, open systems and has evangelized for them in his current role as the service’s top uniformed acquisition official.As the Army embarks on modernizing its equipment over the…

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