MOSA Implementation Challenges and Opportunities; Perspectives from the NDIA Architecture Committee

Robert Scheurer (National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) SE Division Architecture Committee (Chair))
Edward Moshinsky (National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) SE Division Architecture Committee (Co-Chair))
Laura E Hart (Lockheed Martin Fellow)

Keywords
MOSA;Modular Open Systems Approach;open architecture;open interface;intellectual property;IP;data rights;system architecture;architecture;DoD;interoperability
Abstract
This briefing shares the findings from a new 2023 report by the NDIA SE Division’s Architecture Committee on challenges and opportunities with MOSA implementations to date. It makes new recommendations following its acclaimed 2020 white paper to facilitate successful implementation of MOSA objectives by all stakeholders over the long term.