Isn the open systems approach only applicable to C3I systems?
No, the focus of the new policy is on weapons systems and platforms as well as the information technology systems. While the C3I portion of the weapons platform is important for supporting the weapons platform’s operation within the operational environment, the focus of MOSA is also on the weapons platforms intraoperability issues to include C3I and the numerous functions necessary to support the weapons systems survivability. The weapons systems environment often places severe performance requirements (i.e., real time, fault tolerance) on the SW/HW components supporting this environment.
