Shipboard Software Deployment Tools for Complex Heterogeneous Systems

Naval Combat Systems have evolved into complex systems, based on networked collections of heterogeneous software from different vendors. As a result of these efforts, combat systems have become a pinnacle of complexity in terms of software deployment activities. This issue is exacerbated when ships force personnel who are charged with the operation and maintenance of these systems do not possess the same levels of expertise and skill that the software vendors utilize when delivering software to a platform. When these factors are combined together in a casualty or outage situation onboard a vessel, it results in a real loss in ship capability and operational readiness. The solution that Progeny Systems will deploy to address these software deployment challenges will integrate our existing strategies and strengths in the end-user minimal concept, paired with an innovative software framework that provides tools and libraries to streamline the software deployment process. The software framework will be packaged into a standard hardware product for delivery, drawing on a couple of feasible, innovative strategies for software deployment. The system will be designed with an open architecture both in hardware and software, which provisions the solution to be extensible and scalable to other technologies, platforms and projects.