CMOSS
C5ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)
Bring the best technology available to the Warfighter as quickly as possible by providing an open environment where industry, academia, and Government can engage in innovation, development, and rapid prototyping of emerging technologies
CMOSS is a suite of standards to support the reduction of the size, weight and power of C5ISR and EW systems while increasing the flexibility and adaptability of these systems
- Universal A-Kit – Project Managers field capabilities as cards into a common chassis
- Pooled radio resources such as antennas and amplifiers for Communications, Electronic Warfare (EW), and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) systems
- Shared processing resources such as computers and displays
- On-the-wire” network-based interfaces for discovery, management, health publishing, and data exchange
- Shared data services such as Position, Navigation, and Time (PNT)
- Foundation for enhanced interoperability and simultaneity between C5ISR systems
- Reduced life cycle cost through increased competition, smaller logistics tails with common sparing, and upgrading to the latest hardware as parts are replaced
- Rapid insertion of new technology/capability
Re-composable systems, built from common hardware and software building blocks:
- Chassis
- Backplane
- Plug-in Cards
- Digital and Analog Radioheads
- Ancillaries
- Software
Customizable Size, Weight, Power & Cost (SWAP-C)
- 1-N-slot Chassis Options
- Mounted
- Dismounted
- Air, Land, Sea Platforms
Fielding Innovation Faster
- Best of breed capabilities to address emerging requirements
- Faster S&T transition using common standards
- Reduced platform specific integration using Universal A-Kit
- Hardware modernization through spares
C5ISR CMOSS Strategy Execution
-Manage and mature standards
-Educate community
-Application to relevant S&T
-Lab and development architecture
-Transition deliverables
-Compliance / performance tools and tests
-Baseline platform architecture
-Compliance/performance tests
-Tech demonstrations