Program executive offices at Naval Air Systems Command will soon have to implement open architecture in all new projects and upgrades they make to their software systems, according to a NAVAIR official. Candy Chesser, program manager for air combat electronics (PMA 209), said the Navy looked to the Army-developed open-architecture standard, the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), and how the ground service requires its aviation programs to use the FACE framework. "We've adopted the Army's model and the PEOs are...
