Lynx provides framework for avionics mission system upgrade
Lynx Software Technologies’ MOSA.ic framework has been selected to support the mission system upgrade of the F-35 Lightning II as part of the Technology Refresh 3 (TR3) modernisation program.
Lynx MOSA.ic will be deployed to support the development of key components of the next generation F-35 Lightning II avionics platform, including the integrated core processor (ICP) being developed by Harris Corporation which is described as the “brains” of the F-35 for its role in processing data for the aircraft’s communications, sensors, electronic warfare, guidance and control, cockpit and helmet displays.
The TR3 program is expected to generate large reductions in production and sustainment costs at the same time as delivering significant increases in computing power. A key element of the program is the adoption of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and an open system architecture to enable the flexibility to add, upgrade and update future capabilities.
Gurjot Singh, CEO of Lynx Software Technologies, said, “The open integration framework of LYNX MOSA.ic will . . . drive down development, sustainment and acquisition costs and provide the necessary flexibility to implement system upgrades well into the future.” He continued, “Lynx MOSA.ic was selected because its advanced architecture fully met the needs of the project, and because the roadmap and vision . . . were well aligned with the future path of this program.”
Will Keegan, CTO of Lynx Software Technologies, added, “The open integration framework . . . will enable the TR3 subsystems to be cleanly architected from reusable software components that avoid proprietary dependencies, providing the program with more commercial options to manage supplier and manufacturing costs. Lynx MOSA.ic will provide additional flexibility to integrate components of varying degrees of complexity and quality, including open source components, without undermining architectural assurance properties. Finally, in providing a simpler foundation for hosting safety-critical applications, Lynx MOSA.ic lowers the cost, effort and risk of multi-core certification compared with traditional SMP RTOS approaches.”
Lynx MOSA.ic is the framework for development and integration of complex multi-core safety or security systems. It is built on the LynxSecure separation kernel hypervisor and supports a variety of operating systems such as LynxOS-178, Linux, Windows, third-party RTOS and bare metal applications including Lynx Simple Applications. Lynx MOSA.ic runs on Intel, Arm and PowerPC architectures.
