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Software upgrades legacy systems

The System Technology Enhancement Program, a formalized and enhanced version of DY 4 Systems life cycle management capabilities, is a methodology that leverages COTS technology to fit within existing military systems. This program enables the legacy avionics system found in F-14, F-16, B-52, Tornado, P3, and many other aircraft to cost-effectively change mission profiles and prepare for revised external threat scenario projections. Using standard product design modules, the program allows the replacement board, based on open architecture concepts such as VMEbus or CompactPCI, to leverage a COTS single-board computer or digital signal processor design.

Aerospace Engineering August 2000


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