A MOSA, formerly known as Open Systems Architecture or Open Systems Approach, can be defined as a technical and business strategy for designing an affordable and adaptable …

MOSA can be employed in both defense and non-defense sectors by using a modular architecture and an open business model to add, modify, replace, and remove system …

features, the government is requiring the use of a Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) [1] to architectures that have a common set of services while conforming to portable interfaces.

• Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) utilize beams of energy to destroy, damage, or disrupt a target. Examples include lasers, high power microwaves (HPM), and particle beams. They …

Congress began citing the benefits of "modular, open architectures" as early as 2009, and by 2016 mandated that all major defense acquisition programs be designed and developed with a …

leveraging open architectures and standards. SCATR utilizes a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for designing affordable and adaptable systems including: • Using modular designs …

An open system is a system that employs modular design tenets, uses widely supported and consensus-based standards for its key Interfaces, and is subject to Validation and Verification, …

•Need addressed: Common examples and target architectures to aid modular and open system architecture •Products: Supplemental reference architecture and interface repository guidance …

This guidebook provides the Department of Defense (DoD) community, including Military Services, civilians, and DoD support contractors with information to help ensure programs …

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 …