Topic: FACE

From legacy to leading edge: FACE and MOSA transform technology integration in defense avionics

May 07, 2026

As defense programs demand greater agility and cost-effectiveness, the Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, Technical Standard and the modular open systems approach (MOSA) are providing program managers, systems integrators, and avionics architects with the architectural foundation for flexible, risk-reduced technology upgrades in military avionics.

FACE Special Edition 2025

Don't miss the 2025 FACE Special Edition--packed full of features, interviews, FACE consortium information, and product profiles!

Topic: FACE

From legacy to leading edge: FACE and MOSA transform technology integration in defense avionics

FACE Special Edition 2025

Improved threat detection system to be developed for U.S. Army by Northrop Grumman

Avionics

Safety-critical RTOS from DDC-I chosen for U.S. Army MOSA aligned ISR program

Unmanned

MOSA becoming the go-to-market path for defense suppliers, experts say

Unmanned

Time-sensitive networking from TTTECH to upgrade U.S. Army ISR aircraft

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy investing in MOSA strategies

Avionics

Safety-critical avionics solution announced by Curtiss-Wright and Green Hills Software

Avionics

The FACE Technical Standard: Enabling modular, open, and future-proof avionics systems

Radar/EW

Making the case for MOSA

Avionics

FACE and SOSA Consortia Technical Interchange Meeting set for October 7 & 8

Radar/EW

Best In Show awards at MOSA Industry and Government Summit & Expo 2025

Avionics

2025 FACE Special Edition

Avionics

FACE conformant software framework from Qt Group launches new version

Avionics

MOSA Summit to spotlight interoperability, AI, and open standards integration

Avionics

Navy seeks digital backbone solutions for V-22 upgrade with MOSA integration

Radar/EW

DoD leaders to gather at MOSA Industry & Government Summit/Expo

Avionics

AdaCore and CodeSecure agree to merger

Avionics

Integrated avionics display to be showcased at Army aviation summit by DDC-I

Avionics

Ada and the FACE approach: Enabling high-assurance, portable software for defense systems

Avionics

Smarter skies: How AI and open architectures are changing military avionics

Avionics

Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform achieves conformance to FACE Technical Standard, Edition 3.2 Safety Base Profile

Radar/EW

LDRA joins the SOSA Consortium

Radar/EW

FACE & SOSA Consortia Technical Interchange Meeting Sept. 16

Avionics

Open standards integration the main focus for top SOSA, CMOSS, FACE, HOST officials: panel

Avionics

Safe AI and Accelerated GPU Compute Software Suite demonstrated by CoreAVI at MOSA Industry & Government Summit & Expo

Avionics

MOSA – Friend or foe?

Avionics

MOSA and safety- and security-critical systems panel at MOSA Summit

Avionics

The Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE): A strategic imperative for U.S. military competitiveness

Avionics

Verifying FACE conformance for Ada software

Featured White Papers/e-Books

Unmanned

MQ-4C Triton aircraft sought for NATO fleet from Northrop Grumman

Radar/EW

Radar manufacturing facility in Washington state opened by Echodyne

Cyber

IT firm Keeper Technology wins spot on giant NASA contract vehicle

Comms

Manpack radios ordered for U.S. Army command-and-control program from L3Harris