REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Aug. 15, 2016) -- Six Technology Investment Agreements were awarded under the Architecture Implementation Process Demonstrations as part of the Future Vertical Lift efforts that continue in the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstrator program.
The JMR TD is an Army science and technology program designed to develop, expand and demonstrate new capabilities in vertical lift technology and is a precursor to the Department of Defense FVL program.
FVL will deliver the next generation of vertical lift aircraft to the joint warfighter, providing the speed, range, payload and mission systems critical to successfully engaging the enemy in future operations. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center leads the JMR TD effort.
The six TIAs were awarded to: The Boeing Company, GE Aviation Systems, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Rockwell Collins. The AIPD efforts are the second major demonstration effort within the Mission Systems Architecture Demonstration portion of the JMR TD.
"These awards represent the next major step in identifying the elements required for successful implementation of a truly Open Systems Architecture for DoD's future vertical lift fleet," said Dan Bailey, JMR TD program director.
The AIPD TIAs are 12-month efforts with each company proposing a technical path to use available design tools and standards. The TIAs are intended to further mature the Joint Common Architecture approach and its role in supporting both Open System Architecture and systematic reuse of software and integration knowledge.
The previous demonstration, JCA Demo, was a proof of concept to verify the feasibility of the JCA approach. The next major demonstration, Capstone, will begin in the 2018 timeframe and include a more complete implementation of the many elements of an architecture and the partnerships required to execute that strategy.
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The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.
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