The new SOSA [Sensor Open Systems Architecture] Technical Standard – aimed at creating a common framework for transitioning military electronics sensor systems to an open systems architecture – is positioned to bring back interoperability by keeping the OpenVPX high-performance architecture while replacing the myriad of design options with a limited set of industry-agreed choices.
Multiple intelligence (Multi-INT), sometimes referred to as multi modality, is a popular term used in recent years to describe C5ISR [command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance] applications in which data obtained from disparate sensing sources is fused together to derive new information and operational insights. In some cases, this can mean the fusion of SIGINT [signals intelligence] data and radar data, or SIGINT data with EW [electronic warfare] data and EO/IR [electro-optical/infrared] data. In other cases, it may mean combining real-time data with post-mission analysis from previously processed data. Additionally, there are approaches where artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) assist via data and information analysis to identify patterns or predict outcomes.