OCI selected by US Navy for the Phase 2 of Simulation Project

July 16, 2009 - PRLog -- 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 1 contractors to be the sole supplier to the Phase 2 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.
Navy Hawkeye

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 2 program can be finalized. OCI will use the transition funding to enhance its OpenDDS implementation of the Object Management Group specification for real-time data distribution. OpenDDS is the core messaging technology component in the new suite of tools that OCI will be developing to support simulation modeling and deployment.

Dr. Ebrahim Moshiri, CEO of OCI, commented that this investment in OpenDDS and related modeling technologies by the Navy will serve notice to other users of the confidence the Navy has in OCI and its 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.

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About OCI: Object Computing Inc. is a US based SW engineering company headquartered in St. Louis MO with a satellite development office in Phoenix AZ. OCI provides SW engineering, training services and support for open source, real time middleware products. Primary markets served are defense, telcom, finace and recently healthcare.