Slide 1 Open Architecture, Open Acquisition or Both? Carlo Zaffanella Vice President General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

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Open Architecture,Open Acquisition or Both?

Carlo ZaffanellaVice President

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

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Out of Theory – Into Practice

• Independence-class LCS using Open Architecture and Open Business Model

• Common Display System (CDS)o Delivered 150 Multi-Level Secure CDS

displayso Shipping 10-15/week

• Common Track Managero Developing one Track Manager for both

Aegis and SSDS

• Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV)o Five vessels under contracto First Total Ship Computing Environment

completed for JHSV 1

Common Display System

Common Track Manager

Littoral Combat Ship

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Evolving Our Open ArchitectureIncreasing Efficiency

• Developed Open Computing Infrastructure (OpenCI)

• Published Open Data Model• Facilitates third party product

integration• Enables reduced manning

through capabilities like any display anywhere

Littoral Combat Ship

• Utilized LCS OpenCI to meet requirements of C2 system

• Same computing infrastructure and tools scaled down to meet JHSV needs

Joint High Speed Vessel• OpenCI reused on

MMC to integrate broader set of sensors and weapons

• Architecture enables same infrastructure to meet MMC requirements

Multi-Mission Combatant

• OpenCI reused to meet needs of new customers

• Built from the beginning with reuse in mind

TransportationSecurity Agency

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USS Independence (LCS2) Performance

• OpenCI Facilitates Reduced Manning - Operating the ship with a crew of 44 o Any-Display-Anywhere technologyo Integration of sea frame control systems and combat systemo Fully disclosed interface with dozens of third party HW/SW components

• Scored unprecedented 98/100 on Detect-to-Engage test at sea trialso OA system meets real-time performance requirements

• System continued to operate through power failure

Integrated 57 mm Gun Integrated SeaRAMReduced Manning Bridge

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Challenges & Opportunities

• Reality of Costo Perception of open systems costing moreo Savings of open systems are in standardization, reuse,

commonality, competition

• Realizing intellectual property still has a place – just not at the interfaceso Protecting IP is critical for third party developers, particularly small

businesseso Fosters innovation and competition

• Sustainability/Provisioning model required

Challenges must be overcome to achieve the next level of Open Architecture and Open Business promise

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Summary

• Open Architecture has come of ageo Demonstrated performance in

challenging environmentso Reuse generating tangible cost benefits

• Bringing OA and Open Business to new customers

• Success of OA requires consistent customer supporto Disclosed interfaceso Ongoing competitions / Open Business

Modelo Understanding that savings are in reuse

and tech insertion