The Navy’s Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) avionics architecture team is creating an instructional video series providing answers to frequently asked questions and other insights on the topic of open systems conformance testing. As part of the Navy’s broader initiative to enhance capability and increase affordability, increasing understanding of open systems conformance testing advances the interoperability open systems provide.

The Open Group Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) Consortium elected Amaka Chidozie, a member of the Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209), as the new business working group vice chair and the only Navy representative.

The Navy celebrated the delivery of ARC-210 airborne radio number 50,000 to the fleet on 5 April.

The ARC-210 airborne radio is the most widely fielded tactical airborne radio in the world, operating on more than 200 platform variants worldwide in over 50 countries. The newest version of the radio brings the latest encryption and anti-jam technologies to the warfighter.

The Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) effectively manages the ARC-210 program and celebrated this milestone with longtime industry partner Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) hosted a virtual event on 23 March with The Open Group Consortia Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) and Sensor Open System Architecture (SOSA) on Open Architecture as key to readiness and speed of capability to the warfighter.

The Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) launched its new  Hardware Open Systems Technologies (HOST) website Oct. 20, which provides a hardware framework for designing open architecture (OA) embedded computing systems for DoD systems.

The Air Combat Electronics program office (PMA-209) welcomed a new program manager during a small ceremony held May 28 in Patuxent River.

Mr. Gary Kurtz, program executive officer, aviation common systems and commercial services (PEO(CS)) provided remarks and presided over the change of command and retirement ceremony in which Capt. Margaret Wilson assumed command of PMA-209 from Capt. Christopher McDowell. Immediate family and colleagues attending the ceremony donned masks and were dispersed six feet apart per the Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

The Air Combat Electronics program office is partnering with Defense Acquisition University (DAU) to create a hands-on cybersecurity training range in its new course to be held on a monthly basis.

“This collaboration effort between the program office and DAU enables the deployment of software on an avionics single board computer that meets open architecture standards while supporting cybersecurity related activities,” said Dr. Hebin Luan, Air Combat Electronics program office Avionic Architecture Team Software Open Systems Technologies lead engineer.