COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) have achieved nearly $7 million savings through the Modeling and
Operations Software Affordability Initiative during 2014, exceeding
the $5 million savings targeted.
In collaboration with the MDA, Northrop Grumman launched the
initiative to decrease software development costs while increasing
productivity and creating more enhanced users' experience for a
critical ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) software
community. The initiative focuses on streamlining frameworks,
interfaces and tool sets for use in BMDS modeling and simulation
and operations.
"We are delighted to achieve significant cost savings in 2014
through efficiencies targeting best-of-breed code reuse and we
anticipate even greater savings this year," said Ken Cox, director, missile defense integration,
Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "Next, we're rolling out
changes such as interfaces with a common look and feel that will
reduce user time and effort expended."
Improvements include the development of intuitive user
interfaces through modern, streamlined user experience (UX)
processes. Northrop Grumman was able to realize significant savings
in UX-based user interface development across multiple MDA
activities through a systematic software reuse approach. The
company is also applying its UX expertise in conjunction with
common tool sets to optimize software design, development and
sustainment efforts.
Defense Acquisition University methodologies were used to
calculate the software productivity and savings data.
Modeling and simulation software plays a key role for affordable
development and assessment of the BMDS since ground and flight
tests require substantial resources. Software used for operating
selected systems of the BMDS is also improved by this
initiative.
The Modeling and Operations Software Affordability Initiative is
executed under the Joint National Integration Center Research and
Development Contract (JRDC). As the MDA's prime contractor of the
JRDC, Northrop Grumman leads the highly interdependent activities
necessary to enhance the BMDS and bring those capability
improvements to warfighter operations, including: BMDS-level
modeling and simulation, ground and flight tests, war games,
exercises, mission-critical operations and enterprise networks.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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