Topic: MOSA

GUEST BLOG: MOSA is the conduit for commercial insertion … but there is a floor to commoditization

December 12, 2025

The insertion of commercial products into military acquisitions is critical for the future strategic advantage of the U.S. and allied nations; the recent acquisition reforms put forward by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Hegseth put this certainty front and center. The reasons are obvious: The continued conflict in Ukraine, the rapid increase in Chinese production capability, and technological advancement in artificial intelligence (AI).

MOSA e-Book: In-depth coverage of MOSA strategies, acquisition reform, and open architectures

Backed by a 2019 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) memo from the leaders of the Air Force, Army, and Navy mandating the use of a modular open systems approach (MOSA) in new programs and upgrades, MOSA strategies are part of most conversations at U.S. defense industry events.

Topic: MOSA

GUEST BLOG: MOSA is the conduit for commercial insertion … but there is a floor to commoditization

MOSA e-Book: In-depth coverage of MOSA strategies, acquisition reform, and open architectures

Hydra MAX SATCOM terminal reaches TRL 6 in U.S. Army testing

Unmanned

Uncrewed system interoperability added to AV_Halo Command through OpenJAUS collaboration

Radar/EW

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: SOSA Aligned Power Supply From Vicor

Unmanned

AI-enabled 3U OpenVPX single-board computers developed by EIZO

Avionics

Army C5ISR Center provides new CMOSS, VICTORY, and MORA updates

Radar/EW

Talking Army SDRs, MOSA, and electronic warfare with Ultra I&C’s Clif Basnight at AUSA

Unmanned

Autonomous AI-powered aircraft concept from GA-ASI gets U.S. Navy nod

Unmanned

Edge AI, counter-UAS, open architecture, and thermal tech set the tone at AUSA 2025

Unmanned

Liquid Flow Through cooling module for VITA systems demonstrated at AUSA by nVent SCHROFF

Avionics

Secure processing, modular VPX servers showcased at AUSA by Mercury

Radar/EW

MOSA in defense acquisition: challenges, solutions, and a model

Radar/EW

GUEST BLOG: Solving CJADC2's last mile

Comms

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Marine Corps ARV prototype can control UASs, anticipate component failures

Radar/EW

Connected combat: How U.S. military branches are learning to fight as one

Avionics

Command and control processing solutions to be demonstrated by Ultra I&C at AUSA

Avionics

High-performance rugged computing systems to be showcased by One Stop Systems at AUSA 2025

Avionics

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

Avionics

3U OpenVPX mini ATR enclosures introduced by Pixus Technologies

Unmanned

AI-powered uncrewed flight under development by GE Aerospace, Merlin

Avionics

VPX computers, mezzanine modules to be provided to U.S. Navy by Curtiss-Wright

Comms

VITA Standards Organization and ANSI formally ratify ANSI/VITA 93.0-2025 QMC

Radar/EW

Demand for open standards, architectures growing in Europe

Avionics

OpenVPX module featuring AMD Versal integration released by PanaTeQ

Radar/EW

GUEST BLOG: Sensor fusion at the tactical edge – Why GPUs are essential for modern C5ISR systems

Avionics

VNX, VNX+ and OpenVPX platforms to be showcased at DSEI 2025 by Sundance and Etion Create

Unmanned

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: VITA 93 QMC -- A modular leap forward for embedded defense systems

Cyber

PTC wins Best In Show award at MOSA Industry and Government Summit & Expo 2025

Avionics

MOSA is the 'single most consequential lever' for U.S. military in the future, general says

Featured White Papers/e-Books

Avionics

Stand-in Attack Weapon separation test conducted from U.S. Air Force F-16

Radar/EW

RF front-end protection switch from Menlo Micro debuts at AOC 2025

Cyber

Air Force installation to begin M2M comms across systems, infrastructure

Comms

Hydrogen fuel technologies: A strategic power-supply imperative for the military