ST. LOUIS, MO - The Naval Air Systems Command of the United States Navy (NAVAIR) has notified OCI this week that it has been selected from the three Phase I contractors to be the sole supplier to the Phase II project for mission simulation software. NAVAIR at Patuxent River, Md., is managing the overall project, which is being carried out under the auspices of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Phase I involved performance testing, standards compliance, and an outline of a comprehensive open source tools plan. 

OCI will be developing simulation tools for the E2 Hawkeye

The Navy has awarded OCI transition funding until the details of the 18 month Phase II program can be finalized. OCI will use the transition funding to enhance its open source OpenDDS implementation of the Object Management Group specification for a "Data Distribution Service for Real-time Systems (DDS)". OpenDDS, is the core messaging technology component in the new suite of tools that OCI will be developing to support the model driven development and deployment of simulation systems. Deployment will be aided by newly added run-time support and analysis tools. All product enhancements and tools will be made available under a generous open source model.

Dr. Ebrahim Moshiri, CEO of OCI, commented that this investment by NAVAIR in OpenDDS, and related modeling technologies, is an acknowledgement by the Navy of its confidence in OCI and the company's open source products.

The initial target weapon system for this technology is the E2 Hawkeye. The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning and command and control functions for the Carrier Strike Group. Additional missions include surface surveillance coordination, strike and interceptor control, search and rescue guidance and communications relay.