Achieving Affordable, Capable Systems through Open

Architecture

Dr. Adam RazavianDeputy Major Program ManagerAbove Water Sensors Directorate

PEO IWS2.0

Making Capability InsertionMore 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

2

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

3

In Service Warfare Systems

• Systems are becoming obsolete, contributing to high cost of– Sustainment– Upgrades

• Systems are – 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

4

Next Step: Leverage Modular Architecture for Ballistic Missile Defense and AAW Threats

5

CG(X)

1999-2003Future Applications of Scalable S-Band

Radar

Japan UK Spain Australia

Solid-State Modular Architecture

Family of Scalable Systems

Japan

Modern Digital Arrays and High-Speed ProcessorsBring Revolutionary Capabilities

Repeating “Building Block” Section

T/R Module LRU

Subarray LRU

Family of Scalable Radars

Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited.

6

Primary Stressors to Future Surface Multi-Mission Combatants' Radars

• Large operating areas

• Long range Threats

• Raids

• Countermeasures

• Sensitivity

• 360º coverage

• High confidence discrimination

Stressors Radar Needs

• Raids of VLO’s

• Diverse Natural Environment

• Countermeasures

• Sensitivity

• High clutter rejection

• Phased array illumination

• Robust electronic protection

• Dual operating bands

4

Ballistic Missile Defense

Self Defense

6Distribution Statement A: Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited.

SEWIP Block 2 CompetitionLessons 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 CompetitionLessons 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

8

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

9