REUSABLE AND REFRESH-ABLE
for sharing available information in GCIA, give the vehicle crew increased situational awareness while reducing redundant hard- ware solutions.
Delivering reliable and alternative mech- anisms for resources to operate and communicate effectively with each other in GCIA provides for a robust solu- tion that enables the vehicle systems to continue to operate properly during soft- ware failures.
systems, such as fire control or remote weapon systems, on GCIA.
CONCLUSION Future efforts will evolve GCIA incre- mentally to allow multiple open-systems frameworks, such as the Future Airborne Capability Environment, modular open radio frequency architecture, sensor open systems architecture and open mission systems to work together without any disruptions to the operation of the vehi- cles. Planned enhancements in the next
GCSCIS/PEO+GCS+Common+Infrast ructure+Architecture+Home.
The nature of warfare is changing, and combat vehicles must support new technologies quickly, with the promise that they’ll perform reliably and interoperate with related warfighter capabilities.
INTEGRATING CAPABILITIES The GCIA platform provides all the required computing and display resources, network, infrastructure-related common capability services software, commonly used shared data services software, a library for assisting the development of VICTORY-compliant interfaces and an infrastructure for managing the network using open-standard specif ications. Capability developers have to develop the drivers, devices and their system-specific software to interface with GCIA. Te platform allows any VICTORY-compli- ant systems, such as digital radios, to interoperate with other VICTORY systems, such as computing resources, electronic warfare sensors or Ethernet switches, and non-VICTORY-compliant
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12 to 16 months will improve GCIA’s technical maturity in the areas of security, performance and software configuration.
Te opportunities for reuse of this prod- uct go well beyond PEO GCS platforms or programs; it could also be used in High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. With GCIA aboard vehicles on the battlefield, Soldiers will not only have multiple capabilities at their finger- tips, but also a distinct advantage over the adversary.
For more information, email
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mail.mil or visit the website (registration is required): https://conf
luence.di2e.net/display/
DR. MACAM S. DATTATHREYA is the chief architect and a scientist for PEO GCS and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Wayne State University. He has 24 years of experience in multiple engineering fields in both the commercial and government sectors. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electri- cal and Electronics Engineers and is Level III certified in systems engineering. He has published several technical research papers in journals and holds nine U.S. patents.
MAJ. GEN. BRIAN P. CUMMINGS is the program executive officer for GCS and responsible for the life cycle management of the U.S. Army’s main battle tank, Brad- ley fighting vehicles, self-propelled howitzers, the Stryker family of vehicles, combat vehicle recovery systems, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle and the Mobile Protected Firepower Program. He was previously the program executive officer for Soldier programs at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He holds an M.S. in science and technology commercialization from the University of Texas, an M.S. from the Indus- trial College of the Armed Forces of National Defense University and a B.S. in biology from Old Dominion University.
MR. FASI SHARAFI is the assistant program executive officer for Systems Engineering and Integration within PEO GCS. He has more than 29 years of Army acquisition experi- ence across multiple system-level efforts that includes serving in the position of chief engi- neer for 10 years. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in electrical engineering from Rutgers Univer- sity and New York University, respectively. He is Level III certified in systems engineering and a graduate of Defense Systems Manage- ment College.
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