Standards and Specifications

Designed & Optimized

Standards and Specifications

When implementing MOSA, programs must balance technical methods and business drivers

Significant cost saving or avoidance

Schedule reduction and rapidly deploy new technology

Opportunities for technical upgrades and refresh

Interoperability, including system of systems interoperability and mission integration

Other benefits during the sustainment phase of a major system

MOSA

Enabling Benefits

Modular Open Systems Approach Enabling Standards.

Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), formerly known as Open Systems Architecture or Open Systems Approach, to support the DoD strategy for implementation of open systems, in accordance with Title 10 U.S.C. 4401.(b), Sec 805, which states all major defense acquisition programs (MDAP) are to be designed and developed using a MOSA.

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Approval Rating

A Modular Design

Employs a modular design that uses modular system interfaces between major systems, major system components and modular systems.

Is Verifiable

Is subjected to verification to ensure that relevant modular system interfaces comply with, if available and suitable, widely supported and consensus-based standards.

Easily Reconfigure

Uses a system architecture that allows severable major system components at the appropriate level to be incrementally added, removed, or replaced throughout the life cycle of a major system platform to afford opportunities for enhanced competition and innovation.