{"id":55056,"date":"2021-10-13T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/13\/heres-how-army-aviation-is-tackling-the-open-architecture-challenge\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:00:05","slug":"heres-how-army-aviation-is-tackling-the-open-architecture-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa-digital-show-dailies\/2021\/10\/13\/heres-how-army-aviation-is-tackling-the-open-architecture-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how Army aviation is tackling the open architecture challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014The Army aviation branch, which has long been seeking a modular open systems architecture for future aircraft, is refocusing its attention on past failures and new processes to ensure these next-generation aircraft are able to seamlessly receive new capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service is trying to develop and field two future vertical lift aircraft: the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft and the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, both by about 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army has struggled to produce new aircraft in recent decades, and critics argue the service is being too ambitious in pursuing two aircraft at once. But additional investments in MOSA upfront could help the Army successfully integrate capability at a lower cost by continuously boosting competition, a recent Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments report found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In creating an \u201copen ecosystem,\u201d MOSA would \u201chelp avoid costly and time-consuming redesign to accommodate both hardware and software upgrades by making standards and interfaces readily available,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t