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How is Industry Using FACE in Military Avionics Systems?

Kelsey Reichmann

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

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How is Industry Using FACE in Military Avionics Systems?

Boeing is using FACE Technical Standards in the development of FARA mission systems.

The goal of the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) technical standards is to make military aircraft platforms more interoperable, affordable, and quickly upgradeable. Boeing [BA], the Army, AdaCore, and Presagis came together during the Accelerating Avionics Design & Testing through FACE Conformance webinar to discuss how each of their technologies was able to be integrated within each other’s platforms using the FACE Technical Standards to create improved military avionics systems. Boeing is using the FACE Technical Standards on platforms like…

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