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.
Director of Sales, Mercury Systems, Saddle River New Jersey
Rodger H. Hosking is now Director of Sales, Mercury Systems, Saddle River New Jersey, and was previously vice-president and co-founder of Pentek, Inc. With over 30 years in the electronics industry, he has produced hundreds of articles and...
Mark Littlefield is senior manager of embedded computing products and services for Elma Electronic. He is an active contributor to multiple VITA and SOSA technical working groups, leads the SOSA small form factor (SFF) sub-committee, and was...
EVP & Group Editorial Director, Military Embedded Systems
John is Executive Vice President & Group Editorial Director of Military Embedded Systems, SOSA Special Edition, and VITA Technologies. He has covered the aerospace and defense electronics industry for more than 25 years. During that time John has...