One of the key differentiators of the Technical Standard for the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Reference Architecture, Edition 1.0 is that it looks to adopt existing standards first in order to benefit from years of design and development experience. One such standard is OpenVPX, which was developed in the early 2010s by the VITA Standards Organization, also a member of SOSA. This webcast featuring SOSA members will explore how VITA standards influenced the SOSA development process and examine how VITA standards were adopted for SOSA Technical Standard 1.0.
In 2019, Air Force, Army, and Navy leadership mandated that the U.S. military use a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for new program designs and refreshes, calling MOSA a “warfighting imperative.” MOSA strategies are now being applied across multiple domains – air, sea, land, space, and electromagnetic spectrum. Unmanned systems are a key component in each of those areas. MOSA open architecture initiatives such as the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS), and others are affecting the hardware and software designs of platforms’ flight controls, ISR payloads, communications, and more. This session covers how the military is applying MOSA initiatives and strategies to embedded electronics designs in unmanned platforms.
As adversarial threats continue to become more complex, U.S. military electronic warfare (EW) and signal intelligence (SIGINT) solutions must be able to adapt more quickly. For decades, these systems have been closed architectures based on proprietary system and component designs, all of which have proved costly over time. That situation is changing however, most notably with the publication of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture, edition 1.0 (SOSA), which brings commonality to sensor systems through key interfaces and open standards established by industry/government consensus.
The Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) is a relatively new standard being driven by the Air Force, Army, Navy, and various government agencies to develop a unified, technical, open systems architecture standard for complex systems such as radar, EO/IR, SIGINT, electronic warfare, and communications. SOSA has gained incredible traction in just a couple of years, with many defense contractors having already demonstrated working hardware and software.
With Moore's Law and Dennard scaling slowing, demands for increased performance and system-level functionality in radar and electronic warfare systems have driven the need for disruptive technologies to meet industry requirements and maintain spectrum dominance.
The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) Consortium and its Tri-Service leadership (Air Force, Army, and Navy) and industry members are all involved in developing a Technical Standard that will be a requirement for future electronic warfare, radar, SIGINT, ISR, and other sensor systems. The joint effort will reduce overall development and deployment costs while enabling faster deployment of sensor technology to the warfighter.
Technology Interchange Meetings (TIM) allow DoD, Industry, and Academia to collaborate on Research and Engineering technology challenges. This year's event will feature a Keynote Speaker and expert presentations by a cross-section of the defense community, industry, and academia. Attendees will hear presentations from industry and government, detailing the positive impact of FACE and SOSA adoption for buyers (end users), suppliers, integrators, and business representatives, includuing both Business and Technical lessons learned.
The OpenVPX Systems Specification, which improves the interoperability of COTS 3U and 6U VPX boards through the implementation of predefined system topologies, has been in existence for a decade and has had a major impact on military computing. SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture), as a major new initiative, has driven changes and extended OpenVPX.
One of the keys to the success of the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) is that it was developed by aligning with current open standards and open systems architectures, including HOST, REDHAWK, OpenVPX, and similar specifications.
The Open Group FACETM and SOSATM Consortia TIM (Technical Interchange Meeting) is a valuable opportunity to explore (FACETM) Future Airborne Capability Environment and (SOSATM) Sensor Open System Architecture.
The Open Group Sensor Open System Architecture, known as the SOSA Technical Standard, applies a modular open systems approach (MOSA) to high-performance defense sensor systems such as radar, electronic warfare, and SIGINT platforms.
The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSATM) Technical Standard applies open-architecture concepts to high-performance defense sensor systems such as radar, electronic warfare, and SIGINT platforms.
The arrival of Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 means a realization of the efforts of not only the Tri-Services (Air Force, Army, Navy), but also industry and academia.
SOSA the Sensor Open Systems Architecture is an integrative and inclusive standard designed to accelerate the development of affordable, agile, and composable sensor systems by military and industrial entities. Although the U.S. defense industry is currently driving creation of the standard, it's expected to see broad-based global adoption in both government and commercial market segments.
Continuing our series on understanding the SOSA Technical Standard, this webinar will address why network interconnections are so fundamental to the interoperability of modules and successful system-level implementation.
As the SOSA Technical Standard progresses, the recent herculean efforts undertaken by the technical working groups have elevated the standard even further. The additions to Snapshot 3 further define system realizations in accordance with the MOSA directive from the DoD and other government agencies.
Elements of the Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) technical standard are leveraging standards developed by the VITA Standards Organization, specifically VITA 65, also known as OpenVPX. VITA has also become a participating member of the SOSA Consortium along with the Air Force, Army, and Navy. This harmonization between the services, industry, and industry standardization bodies helps drive the SOSA initiative's strong momentum within the defense community.
The Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) Consortium - led by the Air Force, Army, and Navy - reduces costs and development time by applying open-architecture principles in a practical and consensus-driven way for new C4ISR, radar, and electronic warfare platforms. The strong ecosystem behind VITA 65 - OpenVPX - is also playing a part in the development of the SOSA Technical Standard.
The defense acquisition community is looking to reduce costs and development time via open-architecture principles in a practical and consensus-driven way with all three services Air Force, Army, and Navy working together. This tri-service convergence effort set itself up for success since it is driven by the end user in the acquisition community, tied to specific programs. Open architecture initiatives such as the Hardware Open Systems Technologies (HOST) and Modular Open Radio Frequency (RF) Architecture (MORA) are all feeding into the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA).