Data integration for military systems engineering

Military systems have many of the same concerns as commercial systems, that is, real-time performance, availability, security, safety, life-cycle maintenance and upgrade. In military systems, however these concerns are encountered in combinations and intensity that few commercial systems can rival. The integration needs for total system engineering of military systems are far ranging across integration types, engineering domains, and technologies. There are also some aspects of military systems that make the integration more straightforward, at least in particular domains (such as shipbuilding). This paper describes the initial efforts and plans for systems engineering methods and tools integration. A conceptual framework for integration is referenced, the particular military needs identified and a paradigm for military systems engineering, with a scoped solution to the most pressing issues, is suggested. This solution is based on the System Engineering Technology Interface Specification (SETIS), a product of the Engineering of Complex Systems project