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Open Group – AV-8B, C-130T Will Be First To Meet Navy’s FACE Avionics Software Standards

Julie Samuel

Monday, April 14th, 2014

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The AV-8B Harrier jet and the C-130T transport aircraft are the first systems being developed to meet the Navy’s avionics software standards under the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) initiative, officials said April 7. Launched in 2010 out of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), FACE seeks common technical standards for avionics software, which will make it reusable for multiple systems. The initiative moves naval aviation away from sole-source, proprietary software that can be expensive and reduce competition.…

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