Open Architecture
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Air ForceAir Force Establishing Open Architecture Management Office
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Command (AFLCMC) is establishing an open architecture (OA) management office to not only create affordability but improve the speed at which the service reacts […]
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ArmyArmy Demand For Open Architecture Systems Growing, But Much Work Still Ahead
As technologies develop at a quicker pace than ever before, it will be critical for the Army to invent open architecture weapons, computers and equipment that can be quickly upgraded […]
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Business/FinancialAfter Bomber Win, Northrop Grumman Says Can Take On More Major Programs; Posts Strong Earnings
A day after winning the Air Force’s new $80 billion bomber program, Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Wednesday reported strong third quarter net income and the company increased its earnings guidance […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New Shipboard Computing Environment Moves Into Full Deployment Phase
The Defense Department earlier this month authorized the full deployment of the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program, which upgrades the service’s shipboard computing systems and consolidates […]
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ArmyArmy JTRS Radio Program Highlights Advantages Of Open Architecture Systems
As military weaponry and communication systems become ever more defined by software rather than hardware, the trend toward open architecture systems that allow for swift and regular technical refresh will […]
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CyberArmy Establishes Common Network Baseline For Tactical Multinational Communications
The Army and several of its NATO counterparts are wrapping up an exercise in which they demonstrated a common network architecture into which the 14 participant nations could plug and […]
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Navy/USMCUSMC Aviation Chief: Open Architecture Key To Innovation, Rapidly Upgrading Platforms
QUANTICO, Va. — Modular open systems architecture is essential to rapidly developing, fielding and incrementally upgrading future platforms, Marine Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Jon Davis said Sept. 22. […]
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Air ForceRockwell Collins Will Supply Cockpit Avionics For New USAF Rescue Helicopter
Sikorsky [UTX] has chosen Rockwell Collins [COL] as the avionics supplier for the Air Force’s HH-60W combat rescue helicopter (CRH), the companies said Sept. 14. Sikorsky was awarded the CRH […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Outlines Plans for Next-Generation Spy Plane
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – While working with the Air Force to keep the U-2 spy plane flying for as long as needed, Lockheed Martin [LMT] is anticipating an eventual need […]
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UncategorizedNew Anti-Missile System Will Allow Perpetual Upgrades To Army Rotorcraft
The Army’s choice of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] counter-infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) to protect its helicopters from heat-seeking missiles will ensure that the systems can be affordably upgraded almost indefinitely as technology […]
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