Topic: MOSA

Loitering munition to be developed for U.S. Army by AeroVironment

May 05, 2026

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment won a U.S. Army prototype agreement for the Low-Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program to support development, delivery, and testing of its Switchblade 400 loitering munition, the company announced in a statement.

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

Loitering munition to be developed for U.S. Army by AeroVironment

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

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

Radar/EW

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Annapolis Micro Systems WILDSTAR 3AE1 3U OpenVPX Direct RF

Comms

PODCAST: Leveraging the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)

Avionics

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

Avionics

Lynx offers LYNX MOSA.ic.AI deployment platform for mission-critical environments

Unmanned

FPGA processing card to increase data processing speeds released by Abaco Systems

Comms

Advanced reconnaissance vehicles to be delivered to U.S. Marine Corps by Textron Systems

Comms

Solid-state data recorders to be supplied for missile-tracking satellites by Mercury

Avionics

Defensive air capabilities delivered to French/German BATS by Terma

Radar/EW

MOSA for Defense and Warfare Summit to address open systems approach for military

A.I.

GUEST BLOG: Modernizing mission compute -- Enabling AI through modular GPU expansion

Unmanned

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

Avionics

MOSA based avionics test solution garners $12.5 million USAF contract

Unmanned

How small business and the war on terror supercharged autonomy

Unmanned

Why autonomy upgrades stall at integration – and how MOSA fixes it

Unmanned

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: SOSA Aligned Power Supply from Vicor

Unmanned

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

A.I.

Mission autonomy software from Shield AI to support U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program

Radar/EW

Modular protection solution shown by Leonardo DRS at WEST 2026

Avionics

MOSA modernized flight deck to be developed for C-17A aircraft by Boeing

Radar/EW

MOSA aligned edge computing solutions from One Stop Systems to demo at WEST 2026

Radar/EW

Achieving high-reliability standards: best practices for adopting JANP-qualified components

A.I.

Future-proofing military servers for AI advancements

Radar/EW

U.S. Navy investing in MOSA strategies

Radar/EW

Unlocking the RF battlefield: Enabling modularity, speed, and interoperability

Unmanned

3U VPX compute board with Intel Xeon 6 processor introduced by Concurrent

Avionics

GUEST BLOG: Employing MOSA in DoD programs – implications for real-time operating systems

Avionics

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

Featured White Papers/e-Books

Unmanned

Mission‑Autonomous Pixel Lock for FPV Drones-Evolving Terminal Guidance into Adaptive, Resilient Engagement Architecture

A.I.

U.S. Navy embedding AI into Maritime Operations Centers, admiral says

Cyber

Continuous monitoring system for coalition tactical networks launched by Curtiss-Wright

Comms

Containerized satellite ground station wins Space Systems Command competition