As the emerging near-peer threat landscape rapidly evolves and the defense industrial base consolidates, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is expanding production capacity to complete some of the world\u2019s largest aviation projects. Strengthened by the cutting-edge digital engineering tools and open architecture solutions that have made it a global leader in aviation mission systems integration and modification for six decades, SNC aims to allow customers to own the technical baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this pivotal transition point, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has realized a significant gap in its investment and acquisition strategies over the past two decades. That\u2019s why SNC\u2019s next-generation capabilities are essential in supporting and transforming DOD\u2019s existing tools and platforms \u2013 with or without access to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday, we have OEMs who continue to struggle executing post-production aircraft modification,\u201d said Brady Hauboldt, SNC\u2019s vice president of business development. \u201cIt\u2019s the worst-case scenario for the DOD who, without access to design data, is forced to award ever more contracts to OEMs who struggle to deliver on time and on budget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the U.S. goes to war today \u2013 or tomorrow \u2013 it will be forced to rely on the systems already in inventory. These will need to be modified, adapted and improved upon at an exceptionally rapid pace to make them viable in a high-threat environment against an enemy who is also able to quickly adjust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SNC\u2019s advanced digital engineering capabilities, revolutionized with the emergence of modern tools over the past five to 10 years, have created cutting-edge approaches to post-production modifications, allowing them to fill in the gaps for customers when OEM data is unavailable. This is a profound capability, enabled by modern digital tools, that was not available in the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hauboldt says SNC\u2019s digital scanning, modeling, spectrography <\/b>and analysis tools allow for unprecedented, near-complete re-creation of digital data packages. Most SNC-generated data then becomes the property of the customer. This enables future competitions, reduces lifecycle costs and frees customers from reliance on OEM technical data packages. Permanently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SNC\u2019s solutions are born digital, starting with the customer requirements. They are designed in a digital engineering environment, tested and matured using a model-based systems engineering approach. Using the physical aircraft, SNC collects empirical data and then harnesses it to generate a digital model, which can be anything from a simple outer mold line to complete aerodynamic or electromagnetic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An integrated digital environment, surrounded by common digital toolsets, is essential for digital transformation in this new threat landscape. For the last several decades, SNC has invested heavily in tools, training and multi-level-security digital environments to ensure its engineers, production operations, contracting, finance and program managers are all using one digital source of data. Thanks to these significant investments, the company is on track to be the first in the industry to offer true Digital Twins in a post-production environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we field our integrated digital environment in 2023, our customers can have confidence that the digital models and designs represent the one authoritative source of truth \u2013 so they can trust that the work is done right, the first time, every time,\u201d added Hauboldt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the face of an ever-evolving near-peer threat, the need to modify legacy platforms to meet the mission requirements of the future has never been more urgent. Digital engineering \u2013 free from the constraints of cumbersome, inefficient OEMs and data licensing \u2013 is the innovative, cost-effective solution our warfighters need to succeed. SNC is ready and able to deliver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":117623,"menu_order":0,"template":"single-native-legacy","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"15"},"advertiser":[3653],"class_list":["post-64693","native","type-native","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","advertiser-sierra-nevada-corporation"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"DNZZS7GF6NCNFA3MU4GDANTTSI","arc_canonical_url":"\/native\/sierra-nevada-corporation\/2023\/05\/05\/sncs-digital-data-package-disrupts-market-to-adapt-to-near-peer-needs\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"native-layout","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n