How aerospace & defence technology is shaping the modern world

摘要

There are many parallels between the commercial and high-reliability electronics sectors, with a history of cross-fertilisation. The concept of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) has been part of the defence sector for several decades, while the design philosophy of open architectures arguably started in Hi-Rel sectors, but now pervades the IT industry. Standards exist because large industries like aerospace and defence support a huge number of suppliers that must be able to cooperate, yet remain competitive.