Open Systems Deployment Plan

Abstract

Historically, many weapon systems have been developed in closed environments that do not encourage use of many Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and/or Non-Oevelopmental Items (NDI) The use of proprietary hardware and software by systems developers was (and still is in some cases) the norm. This approach has led to increased life cycle cost of systems and a missed opportunity to capitalize on openly developed advanced commercial technologies and products. Including open systems products in a system design is a means of implementing the recommendations of Department of Defense (DoD) Technical Architecture initiatives. The Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) Version 1.0 provides a basis to deploy an open systems approach and should be referenced during all phases of system development.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1996
Accession Number
ADA403630

Entities

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Systems Approach
  • Task Forces
  • Theater Missile Defense
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design