DAF Architecture Design and Integration
Abstract
The Department does not have an integrated reference architecture. Therefore, it should not be a surprise if capabilities do not work together as desired or the technical achievements fail to match the desired operational effects intended by warfighters across the Air Force and Space Force. An integrated architecture is critical and must regularly and dynamically mature as threats advance and new technological opportunities arise. In other words an architecture must play both defense and offense effectively to adapt to these challenges and opportunities. This architecture must also flex vertically - meaning programs and platforms themselves must be built with agility via open systems and open standards so that they can adapt and upgrade components quickly in response to threats or opportunities to integrate technology as advances are made. While having an integrated architecture is less common in the Department, it is a standard commercial practice. This pillar focuses on closing these systems and systems-of-systems modularity and integrated capability gaps. The Department of the Air Force Architecture Design and Integration pillar focuses on horizontal integration of vertically-oriented weapon systems in order to deliver superior systems-of-systems capabilities under different mission scenarios as well as enable those weapon systems with open standards and modular open system. This pillar develops mission-focused and functional architectures, fosters open standards and open systems approaches, establishes cloud-based environments to enable cross- cutting architecture development across Program Executive Offices, Major Commands, and Space Deltas, analyzes the technical and operational feasibility of new technical concepts that may be brought into the architecture through the science, technology, research, development and experimentation enterprises, and fosters the integration of capabilities into the architecture.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 8fb1e24f8ed2e818332684f9325da61a