STIRRS: SECURE TOOLKIT INTEGRATION FOR RAPID RECOMPOSITION OF SYSTEMS (Response to Topic Area #8: Cruise Missile Defense)

STIRRS intends to support the need to rapidly change software in defense systems to accommodate changing mission requirements. Tangram Flex intends to provide a versatile CMD software integration toolkit which enables trusted and responsive approaches to detecting and defeating cruise missiles. Tangram Flex proposes an approach that addresses the acquisition challenge presented by the need to rapidly integrate and synthesize sensors with different protocols and interface standards. Tangram Flex intends to explore (i) upcoming acquisition needs, (ii) systems and software, and (iii) interface requirements and standards. Tangram Flex anticipates this approach will inform the development of tools and techniques for rapid generation of secure software interfaces between discrete software components at multiple classification levels. Our research will inform further development of specific technology needed to support the rapid integration of new capabilities at the speed of relevance.