Mission Systems Open Architecture Science and Technology (MOAST) program

Kenneth Littlejohn; Vahid Rajabian-Schwart; Nicholas Kovach; Charles P. Satterthwaite

doi:10.1117/12.2265843

25 April 2017 Mission Systems Open Architecture Science and Technology (MOAST) program

Kenneth Littlejohn, Vahid Rajabian-Schwart, Nicholas Kovach, Charles P. Satterthwaite

Proceedings Volume 10205, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2017; 1020504 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265843
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

The Mission Systems Open Architecture Science and Technology (MOAST) program is an AFRL effort that is developing and demonstrating Open System Architecture (OSA) component prototypes, along with methods and tools, to strategically evolve current OSA standards and technical approaches, promote affordable capability evolution, reduce integration risk, and address emerging challenges [1]. Within the context of open architectures, the program is conducting advanced research and concept development in the following areas: (1) Evolution of standards; (2) Cyber-Resiliency; (3) Emerging Concepts and Technologies; (4) Risk Reduction Studies and Experimentation; and (5) Advanced Technology Demonstrations. Current research includes the development of methods, tools, and techniques to characterize the performance of OMS data interconnection methods for representative mission system applications. Of particular interest are the OMS Critical Abstraction Layer (CAL), the Avionics Service Bus (ASB), and the Bulk Data Transfer interconnects, as well as to develop and demonstrate cybersecurity countermeasures techniques to detect and mitigate cyberattacks against open architecture based mission systems and ensure continued mission operations. Focus is on cybersecurity techniques that augment traditional cybersecurity controls and those currently defined within the Open Mission System and UCI standards. AFRL is also developing code generation tools and simulation tools to support evaluation and experimentation of OSA-compliant implementations.

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Kenneth Littlejohn, Vahid Rajabian-Schwart, Nicholas Kovach, and Charles P. Satterthwaite "Mission Systems Open Architecture Science and Technology (MOAST) program", Proc. SPIE 10205, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2017, 1020504 (25 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265843

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