The rise of open architectures in the U.S. Department of Defense

Nicholas S. Kovach; Benjamin Natarian; Kenneth Littlejohn

doi:10.1117/12.2589701

12 April 2021 The rise of open architectures in the U.S. Department of Defense

Nicholas S. Kovach, Benjamin Natarian, Kenneth Littlejohn

Proceedings Volume 11753, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2021; 1175309 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589701
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

For decades the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been trying to harness the power and rewards of Open Architectures (OA) to achieve flexible weapon systems with low costs of integration and rapid upgrade capabilities. OAs provide a method for rapidly applying cybersecurity to systems as part of standardization updates. Recently, the DoD has directly endorsed OAs as a game-changer for weapon system development and identified clear OA leaders. This sets the stage for a future generation of weapon systems that support rapid integration, modification, and upgrades to enable warfighter capabilities in the field. This paper presents the difference between open architecture and open systems, a short history of OAs in the DoD, discusses how the DoD has renewed its support of OA, and ideas to maintain the momentum.

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Nicholas S. Kovach, Benjamin Natarian, and Kenneth Littlejohn "The rise of open architectures in the U.S. Department of Defense", Proc. SPIE 11753, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2021, 1175309 (12 April 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589701

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