Open Architecture

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] on Tuesday were awarded contracts worth roughly $10 million each to begin work on the Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), according to […]

The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) suggests the service consider using open architectures (OA) to help keep costs down if it eventually decides to modify unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) […]

The Army’s new battlefield network now will have the ability to link radios, smartphones and other communication devices together to provided two-way voice communications, regardless of make or model of […]

In order to develop its future vertical lift (FVL) platforms in a timely and affordable manner without having the helicopters become obsolete before they ever see combat, the Army must […]

BALTIMORE — The future airborne capability environment (FACE) consortium is working with the F-35 Lightning II program office in anticipation that future upgrades to the aircraft’s avionics software will be […]

Even in the wake of near-disastrous data breaches of its own personnel records, and some of the largest corporations in the country, the U.S. government is woefully unprepared to detect […]

Developers of the future airborne capability environment are on the cusp of setting up the first-ever standard architecture for avionics systems in military procurement history. Terry Carlson, the current chair […]

In all new development and acquisition programs, the Air Force wants the ability to rapidly and affordably upgrade both hardware and software without being beholden to the systems’ original manufacturer. […]

MEADS International believes Germany’s selection of its Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) over Raytheon’s [RTN] Patriot for its next-generation air and missile defense system will be the first of […]

The Army has been given the go ahead to begin full-rate production (FRP) and fielding of its mobile, communication, command and control network. Referred to offhand and the service’s “tactical […]