Integrated Topside (InTop) Joint Navy - Industry Open Architecture Study

Integrated Topside (InTop) is an Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program established by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an integrated, multifunctional system of electronic warfare, radar, and communications capabilities that can be scaled and adapted to multiple classes of Navy ships and submarines. At the heart of the InTop program is the development of a modular, open architecture that allows for growth and change as technologies and Navy needs evolve. This report discusses the initial development during 2008/2009 by a joint Navy?Industry team of a generic open architecture for the InTop program. It defines the architecture components (building blocks and interfaces) and discusses insights gained during the study into the design and acquisition challenges associated with implementing an integrated topside based on open architecture principles. Performed in collaboration with INNOLOG, Inc.; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; ATK Space Systems, Inc. (current address: Northrop Grumman Corp.); BAE Systems; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.; DRS Signal Solutions, Inc.; General Dynamics-AIS (Shenandoah Solutions, Inc.); Lockheed Martin Corp.; M/A-COM Technology Solutions; Northrop Grumman Corp.; and Raytheon Co. The original document contains color images.