Topic: MOSA

Open standards key to future vertical lift development, GE official says

April 15, 2026

EVANDALE, Ohio. Open standards such as IEEE 802.1 time-sensitive networking are a key part of the “digital backbone” GE Aerospace sees as critical to future vertical lift aircraft, enabling interoperability and faster technology upgrades, a company official said during a media briefing April 13.

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.

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

April 15, 2026

Topic: MOSA

Open standards key to future vertical lift development, GE official says

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

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

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

Unmanned

MOSA aligned systems for Army offered by Parry Labs and AeroVironment

Radar/EW

PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Annapolis Micro Systems WILDSTAR 6U OpenVPX switch

Featured White Papers/e-Books

Avionics

GUEST BLOG: The convergence of safety and security -- Five steps to building modern avionics software

Unmanned

Counter-drone system to be introduced for layered defense by AeroVironment

Radar/EW

Realizing cognitive EW in a single VPX slot

Comms

More Dollars, More SWaP – the Right Trade-Off? Picking the Right SDR Architecture for the Task