Getting reliability, maintenance and a backbone built on open architecture right first is how the Pentagon is approaching its future vertical lift programs, defense officials said on Tuesday. “The focus right now is on getting the infrastructure right,” Marine Col. Robert Freeland from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics told an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. By doing that, government and industry will not face the difficulties of replacing closed proprietary systems and unexpected high life-cycle costs of previous program when maintaining the new aircraft expected to be fielded … Continue reading Panel: Open Architecture Key to Pentagon’s Future Vertical Lift Program