TWICE AS FAR, TWICE AS FAST


DEMONSTRATOR IN FLIGHT Bell’s V-280 technology demonstrator in forward flight. (Photo courtesy of PEO Aviation)


According to Gilbert, the MOSA is an approach to achieving certain objectives, not just through open standards but by following specific design processes to ensure the architecture supports those goals. She and her team developed an architecture framework to guide how the system should be built and analyzed to confirm it meets MOSA objectives. Exam- ples are enabling third-party upgrades without full reliance on the prime contrac- tor or rapidly fielding a capability update with minimal delay. The framework defines these expectations and the prime is required to comply.


“Te other thing that we’re doing is we put in a requirement for an infrastructure on our aircraft that we call the digital backbone. Te digital backbone is the onboard network that’s responsible for all


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data exchanges between different compo- nents. Any component integrated on the system must follow the defined open stan- dards,” she said. “And what that does is it allows for easier integration by not


integration complexities associated with legacy systems. Tis approach significantly reduces downtime and modification work by enabling the rapid installation and interchangeability of components.


“It’s a game-changing capability in terms of speed and range.”


having to update multiple systems on the aircraft when upgrading a capability.” Tis concept is similar to the MOSA plug-and- play concept.


MOSA offers a modular and scalable solu- tion for aircraft upgrades, eliminating the


“For FLRAA, we ensure we have robust processes and requirements in place to design and analyze our architec- ture and the onboard digital backbone. Tis, coupled with a robust intellectual property strategy that ensures the right level of data rights are acquired by the


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