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Army Aviation Officials Detail Push For Open Architecture On Future Platforms, Enduring Fleet

Army Aviation Officials Detail Push For Open Architecture On Future Platforms, Enduring Fleet
Two UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to U.S. Army Europe's 12th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to load Soldiers from USAREURs 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) as they conducted a Mission Rehearsal Exercise, or Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center here, March 28. (Photos by SPC. Glenn M. Anderson, USAREUR Public Affairs)

Army aviation officials have detailed the service’s push for open architecture initiatives, including the new Common Modular Open Architecture (CMOA) effort, to allow for rapid technology insertion and long-term cost savings on both future platforms and the enduring fleet. “Our overarching objective is to invest once and then be able to apply that capability across multiple platforms,” Brig. Gen. Rob Barrie, Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation, told reporters last week. “That’s something that, honestly, we haven’t done quite well…

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