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SOSA™ Aligned Technology Built for Mission Success
Abaco delivers rugged, interoperable systems built on open standards—empowering defense programs with scalable performance and long-term flexibility
SOSA Standard
What is the SOSA standard?
The SOSA standard is one of several standards that fall broadly within the MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach) initiative, which is both a business and a technical strategy. Other standards within the MOSA initiative include FACE (Future Airborne Capability Environment), VICTORY (Vehicular Integration for C4ISR/EW Interoperability) and CMOSS (C4ISR/EW Modular Open Suite of Standards). It is based on key interfaces and open standards established by industry-government consensus.
The SOSA technical standard has been in development since 2019. It is based on OpenVPX, and aimed at developing a common, modular hardware architecture across C4ISR and EW systems
SOSA Standard
Why align to the SOSA standard?
The US Air Force, Army and Navy need advanced embedded computing capabilities that are easily reconfigurable and upgradable, highly cost-effective, and quick to develop and deploy. The Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) technical standard is designed to ensure these goals are met.
With the SOSA standard, profile definitions will emerge eliminating much of the requirements for VPX backplane slots to be adapted for specific VPX modules when SOSA standard aligned plug-in cards are deployed. Via modular decomposition, it defines functions and behaviors and the associated interfaces (including physical, protocol, and data structure) between the modules.
Aligning to the SOSA standard will enable the armed forces to do more with less and enable faster response to changing threats.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Learn the key SOSA takeaways from military and industry experts on SOSA, including the difference between SOSA aligned vs. conformant vs. compliant, expected lifetime of the standard, and more
SOLUTIONS BRIEF
Abaco Systems teams with prime defense contractor to extend capabilities and service of F/A-18 fighter using new embedded electronics technology aligned with SOSA standard.
WEBINARS
Watch: How the SOSA™ Technical Standard Leverages OpenVPX Standards and How Open Architecture Impacts Embedded Systems
