The U.S. Army has awarded Pacific Defense a multi-year contract for the Army’s C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS) Mounted Form Factor (CMFF) and Common Mounted Infrastructure (MCI), marking a critical step in accelerating the Army’s networked combat capabilities.

Under the Program Executive Office C3N contract, Pacific Defense will deliver CMFF MCI systems beginning in November 2025 to support Soldier experimentation, software integration, and user interface development, leading to full vehicle-mounted Soldier evaluations in 2026. The CMFF MCI spans both ground and airborne platforms and includes plans for the integration of capabilities such as communications, command and control (C2), Assured PNT (APNT), and EW/SIGINT, all integrated onto a Standardized a-kit vehicle envelope (SAVE)-compliant chassis using plug-in cards. As the CMFF MCI integrator, Pacific Defense will partner with the Army to accelerate mission capability insertion and tap into a broad range of industry and government sources for mission-critical hardware and software modules.

“We look forward to working with the Army to accelerate user adoption, production, and fielding of this strategic and critical technology in light of recent decisions to rapidly redesign and recapitalize command and control at all echelons,” said Travis Slocumb, executive director of Pacific Defense. “Our CMFF MCI core technology enables EW/SIGINT, robust and secure transport and networking, high-performance tactical computing, APNT, and many current C2 applications with easily provisioned, plug-and-play cards and software on a variety of existing CMOSS chassis products.”

Pacific Defense has successfully delivered more than 150 systems currently in use across the United States and FVEY partner nations, supporting a wide range of C5ISR/EW missions on ground vehicles, high-altitude balloons, various aerial platforms, and fixed sites, and will soon expand into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) domains. As the pace of newly emerging threats intensifies, Pacific Defense expects significant growth in deployments through 2026 and beyond.

As a leading member of the Sensor Open Systems Approach (SOSA) consortium, which has more than 180 members, Pacific Defense has developed a robust family of SOSA/CMOSS-based mission systems. These products integrate both government and commercial hardware and software modules, enabling true multi-vendor interoperability. By leveraging SOSA/CMOSS standards, Pacific Defense ensures that its NERVE, SABER, and CMFF MCI products remain adaptable, interoperable, upgradeable, and mission-ready across multiple domains, platforms, and mission sets.

Within the framework of the CMFF MCI initiative, Pacific Defense is supported by Thales Defense & Security Inc., BAE Systems, Palantir, MAXISIQ, Regal Technology Partners, and STC, an Arcfield company.

 

Source: businesswire.com

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