Achieving Affordable, Capable
Systems through Open
Architecture
Dr. Adam Razavian
Deputy Major Program Manager
Above Water Sensors Directorate
PEO IWS2.0
Making Capability Insertion
More Affordable
• Computing Environment Open Architecture
– Isolation of HW/SW
– Commercial standards
– Commercial middleware for data transfer
• Data Rights
• Warfare System Functional Architecture
– Simplify the system integration by organizing the combat system architecture
functionally
– Capture WS/CS data model
– Isolate the sensors/weapons changes from CMS
– Reduce the changes made to core combat system
– Reduce testing
– Reduce certification cost
• Align the System Engineering model with Business and Acquisition model
– One without the other will not produce the desired outcome
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Future Warfare Systems
• Systems are becoming increasingly complex contributing to
high cost of:
– Development
– Integration
– System Sustainment
• As warfare systems become more integrated
– Individual systems require less complexity
– Individual platforms can be specialized for narrower functionalities
– Overall system capability increases
• Warfare systems must be designed for Interoperability
– After the fact interoperability is expensive
• Data model for Warfare System Architecture makes the
integration effort easier
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In Service Warfare Systems
• Systems are becoming obsolete, contributing to high cost of
– Sustainment
– Upgrades
• Systems are
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Stand alone
Specialized, dedicated hardware, closed Interfaces
Hardware and software are tightly coupled
Cost of obsolescence management is increasing as a function of time
• When Business Case allows
– Replace troubled functionalities with COTS and OPEN standard design
– Reduce the sustainment cost
– Reduce the future upgrade cost
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Next Step: Leverage Modular Architecture for
Ballistic Missile Defense and AAW Threats
Future
Applications of
Scalable S-Band
Japan
Radar
1999-2003
CG(X)
Family of Scalable
Radars
Japan
Solid-State Modular
Architecture
UK
Spain Australia
Family of Scalable
Systems
Modern Digital Arrays and High-Speed Processors
Bring Revolutionary Capabilities
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Primary Stressors to Future Surface
Multi-Mission Combatants' Radars
Ballistic Missile Defense
Stressors
Radar Needs
• Large operating areas
• Sensitivity
• Long range Threats
• 360º coverage
• Raids
• High confidence
discrimination
• Countermeasures
Self Defense
• Raids of VLO’s
• Sensitivity
• Diverse Natural
Environment
• High clutter rejection
• Countermeasures
• Phased array
illumination
• Robust electronic
protection
• Dual operating bands
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SEWIP Block 2 Competition
Lessons Learned
• Leverage ONR ADM Project
– Prior to the Block 2 competition ONR had an ADM contract for MFEW
– ONR ADM effort was competed and matured several critical
technology elements to TRL 6 with GPR on most of hardware and
software
– Technology Demonstration phase was achieved by leveraging from
ONR MFEW ADM development.
– Unsuccessful bidders for the ONR MFEW competition continued to
invest their own IRAD to remain competitive for future Block 2
competition
– Providing the MFEW GPR data as GFI with the Block 2 RFP resulted
in a more robust competition
SEWIP Block 2 Competition
Lessons Learned
• Leverage the Naval Open Architecture Contract Guidebook for Program
Managers
• Though the Government cannot demand Data Rights, provided the
option for offerors to price Data Rights and included evaluation criteria
on that option in the RFP
– All offerors addressing the Data Rights option
– An award with Unlimited Data Rights at no cost for all SEWIP Block 2
• Providing this data as GFI to future competitors for the SEWIP Block 2
Full Rate Competition, as well as follow-on life cycle support efforts,
will result in lower TOC
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Summary
• Capability insertion must be more affordable
• We must develop the ability to meet tomorrow’s threat
• Our systems will be more integrated and interoperable
– Utilize every single platform asset in the warfare system
• OA approaches are the key enablers to meet tomorrow’s
threat affordably
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