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Offline rangerrebew

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A Modular Approach that Supercharges Army Aviation
« on: May 05, 2025, 10:22:41 am »
A Modular Approach that Supercharges Army Aviation
The ITEP engine is to re-engine U.S. Army Blackhawks, like this one, and Apaches.
 
By Defense Opinion |
14 days ago |
04/15/2025
By Bill Lewis, Defense Opinion Writer.

As the Army continues development of its new Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the advanced tiltrotor must evolve, adapt and prevail in the face of relentless technological innovation and ever-evolving threats. Fortunately, the Department of Defense has set the program on the right path to making FLRAA a platform that can adapt to change by mandating disciplined adherence to a relatively new concept called MOSA.

MOSA refers to a Modular Open Systems Approach to aircraft design and an acquisition strategy that emphasizes the use of modular components with standardized interfaces. This allows for easier upgrades, maintenance and integration of new technologies over time. A relatively simple, but highly impactful engineering approach, it will help ensure that future warriors are equipped with cutting edge technology throughout the entire FLRAA life cycle.

Vendor-lock and rapid obsolescence
For decades, mission system integrators have often been sole-source providers with proprietary technology. These arrangements

have locked in vendors and guaranteed high costs, lengthy delays and early obsolescence for military mission systems and avionics, including the many legacy aircraft in service today.

https://www.defensedaily.com/commentary/a-modular-approach-that-supercharges-army-aviation/
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Re: A Modular Approach that Supercharges Army Aviation
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2025, 10:26:58 am »
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Re: A Modular Approach that Supercharges Army Aviation
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2025, 11:11:17 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on May 05, 2025, 10:22:41 am
A Modular Approach that Supercharges Army Aviation

You can be sure that what ever it becomes, it will be complicated, expensive, only a relatively few will be made, due to high initial costs, long procurement times & high maintenance costs.
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