Mission Architecting of C2 Networks

This paper presents a mission architecture framework for enabling interoperability in Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) systems by integrating Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) principles with a shared mission data model. Current C2 systems are fragmented and cannot dynamically integrate capabilities to meet requirements across systems-of-systems (SoSs). This work introduces a Multi-Level MOSA-to-Mission Framework (ML-MMF), which aligns modular system interfaces, a common data model, and mission execution threads to enable composable mission capabilities. The framework supports dynamic orchestration of heterogeneous system functions and enables interoperability across domains from a common data model. The approach is demonstrated conceptually through mission-engineering constructs, such as mission threads and integrated kill chains. The results suggest that aligning MOSA with mission-level data and behaviors enables scalable, adaptive, and reconfigurable C2 architectures.