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Navy/USMC

USMC Aviation Chief: Open Architecture Key To Innovation, Rapidly Upgrading Platforms

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

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USMC 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.The best way to shave time from the Pentagon’s infamously laggard acquisition process to keep up with the pace of technology is to build in modularity and common systems that allow for swift integration and affordable upgrades, Davis said during a panel discussion at the 2015 Modern Day Marine Expo in…

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