Assessing Aegis Program Transition to an Open-Architecture Model

Assessing Aegis Program Transition to an Open-Architecture Model

To reduce the costs of maintaining the Aegis system, and to take advantage of rapidly evolving commercial computing technology, the U.S. Navy is moving toward open-architecture software, a common source code library, and commercial, off-the-shelf processors. This report examines the potential benefi...

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Main Author: DeLuca, Paul (auth)
Other Authors: Predd, Joel B. (auth), Nixon, Michael (auth), Blickstein, Irv (auth), Button, Robert W. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2013
Subjects:
Naval forces & warfare
Military engineering
Marine engineering
History
Technology
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Summary:To reduce the costs of maintaining the Aegis system, and to take advantage of rapidly evolving commercial computing technology, the U.S. Navy is moving toward open-architecture software, a common source code library, and commercial, off-the-shelf processors. This report examines the potential benefits of this new model, the pace of upgrades, and the best way for the Navy to maximize the technological and financial benefits.
ISBN:j.ctt5hhsmj
9780833083357
9780833078797
Access:Open Access

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