Army IAMD Modular Open Systems Approach Presented to the Defense Daily OA Summit The Power of Modularity and New Open Business Models Panel Presented by Mr. Charley Robinson, Director, System Engineering, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Project Office, PEO Missiles and Space 09 November 2011 DISTRIBUTION A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED
-968 Army IAMD Description AIAMD Description Benefits of AIAMD Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (AIAMD) integrates sensors and weapons and a common battle command across a single, integrated fire control network. The common battle command element ( IAMD Battle Command System or ) provides the functional capabilities to control and manage the AIAMD sensors and weapons. AIAMD integrates Patriot, Improved Sentinel, JLENS components to support engagement of AMD threats Each sensor and weapon platform will have a plug and fight interface module, which supplies distributed battle management functionality to enable network-centric operations. Major End Items OIF Patriot Patriot AWACS Patriot AEGIS Larger Defended Area Against Full-Spectrum Of Threats (, BM, UAV & LCR) Positive C2 of AMD assets across full area of operation through advanced collaborative tools for EO and FO Far greater SA/SU of the 3 rd dimension through a fused/integrated and distributed air picture Flexibility in Choice of Interceptors = More Efficient Use of Magazines JLENS SuR & FCR Sentinel CCS DPS IFCN Relay Battalion Battery Platoon Curbside Common Roadside Engagement Operations Center () Configuration WIN-T Inc 2 Highband Network Radio (HNR) IFCN Relay IFCN Relay Radar Interface Unit Patriot Launcher Patriot Launcher Patriot Radar 2017 MEADS MEADS MEADS JLENS SLAMRAAM AWACS AEGIS SLAMRAAM Ability to Battle Manage Across All Sensors & Shooters on the IFC Net No Single Points of Failure Scalable & Tailorable Force Packages Training Efficiencies for Battle Managers Across IAMD Force Potential for Greater Integration of Offensive & Defensive Fires Ability to More Fully Leverage Joint Platforms
Army IAMD Modular Open Systems Approach Army IAMD employed a modular, open systems approach as an integrated acquisition and technical strategy. This approach is an enabler to achieve the following objectives: Adapt to evolving requirements Promote the transition of technology from science and technology, mitigating the risk of technology obsolescence Enhance access to technology and product insertion from multiple suppliers, mitigating the risk of a single source of supply for the life of the system Facilitate systems integration from multiple IAMD weapon system programs Leverage commercial investment in COTS Reduce total lifecycle costs Ensure that the IAMD solution will be fully interoperable without future major modifications or duplicative modification Enhance commonality and reuse of Army and Joint solutions Modular Open Systems Approach is an integrated Army IAMD Acquisition and System Engineering Strategy 3
Establishing the Enabling Environment Held 2 Quality Attribute Workshops and an ATAM Architecture Evaluation Developed an Army IAMD variant to the Navy s OACE document Developed an SW Reference Model to provide a high-level view of software modularity Incorporated MOSA language into IAMD s Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) and Acquisition Strategy Required HW/SW Open Architecture Design in the SOW and IAMD System Specification Required delivery of an Open System Management Plan Required delivery of a Software Architecture Description and participation by downselected contractor in an ATAM Created Open Systems Approach and Processes technical sub-factor for evaluating contractor proposal for Openness The government made substantial investments to create the environment and foundational artifacts needed to support open system objectives for the competitive procurement 4
The Power of MOSA Realized Integration Strategy The integration strategy is not to view the system as an integration of existing weapons and sensors or other software components in a point-to-point fashion, but to integrate components into a bus architecture The bus is a data architecture that enables sensor/weapon integration The bus concept utilizes the Data Distribution Service (DDS) software-based standard Employ Modular Design employs a fine grained configuration item approach to Modularity Architecture contains over 50 software configuration items Open Standards Implemented for all IAMD Key Interfaces Inter-module communications for each CI over the bus Communications with weapons and sensors Communications between MEI s The modular open architecture provides a powerful foundation for enabling future growth and technology insertion without single-source vendor dependencies 5
Summary Army IAMD employed a modular, open systems approach as an integrated acquisition and technical strategy The government made substantial investments to create the environment and foundational artifacts needed to support open system objectives for the competitive procurement The modular open architecture provides a powerful foundation for enabling future growth and technology insertion without single-source vendor dependencies 6