WHITE PAPER

Military Avionics Certification via DO-178B & DO-254

Defense organizations throughout the world are adopting DO-178B (Software) and DO-254 (Hardware). Why, and what are the implications? Read the white paper to find out all this and more.

For decades, Military organizations have developed hardware and software using a variety of specialized, defense-oriented standards including 2167A, 498, and 882. As Military organizations, they were highly motivated to use hardware and software standards which differed from the commercial sector since it was perceived that military applications were “different”. Militaries utmost concern was primarily “Mission”. Today, however, there is an accelerating momentum toward Military/Commercial avionics convergence: adopting DO178B and DO-254 worldwide. Today, fighter jets (Joint Strike Fighter, T-50, etc.), Cargo planes (C-130, C-17, A400M, etc.) and UAV/UAS’s are requiring compliance to DO-178 and increasingly, DO-254.