Operational Capability Advancement Through Open Architecture Application - Flipbook - Page 7
3: Enhanced Survivability
Figure 3: F-16 Falcon dispensing 昀氀ares as part of its survivability countermeasures.
The threat environment in which our systems are required to operate is increasingly complex. Countering this threat requires
our systems to be responsive to change; collaborative and more interoperable with regard to sharing battlespace data, threat
identi昀椀cation data, threat engagement state data, and sharing decision-making responsibilities; and con昀椀gured for rapid change
to algorithmic elements that aid survivability functions.
OA enables the commonality in system architecture design, that enables the tight bounding and standardization of key areas
related to all the above challenges. By applying a data model that is common across the deployed assets, data related to the
threat environment can be quickly shared with higher accuracy. Likewise, upgraded functional components can be more ef昀椀ciently generated by tools and integrated with a small and tightly speci昀椀ed change footprint.
Commonality in the wider mission system allows the potential for collaboration among assets and for decision-making to be
shared to enable best-athlete response or to be handed over completely in the case of a mission lead being rendered inactive
(either electronically or physically).
Maintaining a competitive edge in the area of survivability is crucial in any peer-on-peer battle昀椀eld. OA provides the framework
to deliver that competitive edge and reduce operational risk to life and capability.
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