MOSA-based large-area cockpit displays sought for military rotary-wing aircraft
NewsSeptember 17, 2026
FORT EUSTIS, Virginia. U.S. Special Operations Command’s Technology Application Program Office (TAPO) is conducting market research for commercial Large Area Display Systems (LADS) for military rotary-wing aircraft, with the systems required to use a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), according to a sources-sought notice posted on SAM.gov.
The avionics-grade displays would serve as the primary human-machine interface for pilotage and situational-awareness functions. Safety-critical video processing and control are expected to remain external to the display, with LADS functioning as an endpoint within an existing cockpit-display architecture and providing deterministic, bounded-latency presentation of video and symbology, the notice states. MOSA is required to support interoperability, reusability, and future growth.
TAPO is seeking information on display size and resolution, luminance range, night-vision-imaging-system compatibility, size, weight, and power (SWaP), video and symbology interfaces, and qualification and certification status. Responses are due in October.
