Aircraft Avionics

Supports the development of hardware and the continuous integration and continuous development/delivery of software to meet both legacy and future aircraft platform avionics software and hardware requirements. To meet the Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) requirements as specified in the infrastructure annex of the NGC2 Initial Capabilities Document, specifically, a software control plane so the compute environment is agnostic to the hardware and hardware that meets the Open-Source Container Initiative, a General-Purpose Computing Platform (GPCP) will be developed. The Improved Data Modem REMAN (IDM OSR), effort cannot incorporate the NGC2 requirements in time to mitigate obsolescence issues or meet the requirement to remove and replace (no modification to the aircraft) the IDM 401 with the IDM OSR. Therefore, the development program for the GPCP is critical to address both IDM obsolescence and necessary hardware and software enhancements to support emerging Army requirements and evolve Aviation platform capabilities in alignment with Army Senior Leader priorities. The GPCP development program will include the design, qualification, and demonstration of a GPCP that meets critical Army capability use-cases that will provide Army Aviation platforms the ability to rapidly apply technology upgrades utilizing a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) with a nonproprietary Open Systems Architecture (OSA) to keep pace with evolving threats within multiple battlefield domains. The GPCP will enable the hosting of applications to communicate, navigate, sense, and deploy weapon systems across the Joint Force in support of Army Transformation in Contact and future aviation operations. It supports the future Common Digital Backbone for the enduring and future Army Aviation fleets with the ability to host flight critical capabilities and Next Generation Command and Control data forms. The Vendor(s) will be required to deliver three functional prototypes at end of contract.