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Though MDA Embraces Open Architecture, Not All Future Components Will Be Open

Though MDA Embraces Open Architecture, Not All Future Components Will Be Open
Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Deputy Director Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov. Photo: Air Force.

While the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is embracing the integration of open architecture (OA) concepts into future weapon systems, its deputy director warned not all components will be open. MDA Deputy Director Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov said Tuesday functions that support critical processes like time, safety and accuracy might not use the tenants of OA. Todorov said, for example, there may be some fire control applications within a specific weapon system that MDA may not want to be…

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