Vetronics systems today are increasingly focused on C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance], interoperability with other battlefield elements, and the capability to be optionally unmanned if necessary.

Because MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach) is an approach and not itself a standard, solutions that support this vision can be achieved through many different means as long as interfaces and communications protocols are based on open standards.

See more, detect more, and decode more - these are the primary requirements being asked of unmanned systems in the military.

System integrators need to ensure that the sensor systems and the critical data they collect and store are protected from falling into the wrong hands.

This year's Tri-Services Open Architecture Interoperability Demonstration (TSOA-ID) saw a significant increase in participants and the number of live demonstrations showing working systems that embrace the key open standards that instantiate MOSA.

For rugged DSP (digital signal processing) processor cards, it is important to have a balance between processor performance, memory bandwidth, I/O bandwidth, and ruggedization.

Upgraded systems require security to be built-in to protect sensitive mission information and maintain warfighter technology advantage.

Virtualization software and model-based design provide a path that not only enables system designers to maintain legacy software for avionics and other mission-critical systems.