Data Modelling for Faster Integration: The FACE Approach

UDDL (Introduction and Use-Case Overview)

Gordon Hunt Chief Architect, Domain Interoperability Working Group Chair, Open Group; CAPT USN (Ret) / Skayl LLC

FACE technical standard and data architecture

Kirk Avery Senior Fellow and the Mission Systems and Autonomous Technologies Chief Architect / Lockheed Martin, USA

SOSA Technical Standard and Data Architecture

Nicholas Borton SOSA Consortium Director / The Open Group

How Can Data-Centricity Accelerate and Simplify Verification and Validation for Next-Gen Open Avionics?

Paul Tingey Field Application Engineering Manager / Real-Time Innovations (RTI)

Open architectures and emerging technologies are reshaping how avionics systems are integrated. Within the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE), data modelling—through the Open Universal Domain Description Language (Open UDDL)—provides a common, extensible method for defining and exchanging data. By eliminating ambiguity and supporting model-based engineering, Open UDDL accelerates integration and enables greater reuse of COTS and software components. This session explores how FACE data modelling improves interoperability, speeds capability delivery, and aligns with advances in AI-driven data analysis and system management—ensuring integration is faster, more reliable, and adaptable across next-generation airborne and mission systems.