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Army Signs CRADA with Collins to Develop New Airworthiness Certification for Multicore Processors and Modularity

Army Signs CRADA with Collins to Develop New Airworthiness Certification for Multicore Processors and Modularity
The Collins Aerospace Customer Experience Center in Huntsville, Alabama (Photo: Collins Aerospace)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— The U.S. Army has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Collins Aerospace [RTX] to develop a new approach to airworthiness certification of multicore processors and safety critical systems modularity. During a Sept. 28 media briefing held at their Customer Experience Center here, engineering leadership for Collins Aerospace explained how their work with Army aviators will advance the adoption of Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA) across the various manned and unmanned aircraft they operate. CRADAs are…

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