# Army Develops Lab for Commercial MOSA Testing

The U.S. Army is developing a laboratory where commercial suppliers can test hardware and software for potential integration into Army aviation systems before entering more extensive acquisition and qualification processes. The effort creates an early market-access path, but it is not a published solicitation or contract opportunity.

- Suppliers interested in the pathway can prepare evidence addressing airworthiness, cybersecurity, safety, mission criticality, and system interfaces.
- Companies should protect component-level intellectual property while demonstrating how their products can integrate with Army aviation systems.
- Procurement and business-development teams can treat the lab as an emerging opportunity to demonstrate commercial components before more extensive qualification; the signal does not specify a solicitation, award, contract value, or schedule.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** September 29, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)
- Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maneuver Air

### Key Quotes
> If you’re going to play in our marketplace and you’re going to be able to integrate your components into our systems, you need to make that available.
> — Alex Boydston, Digital Engineering Chief, Portfolio Acquisition Executive Maneuver Air

### Sources
- [Army lab to test commercial MOSA components, official says - Military Embedded Systems](https://militaryembedded.com/avionics/software/army-lab-to-test-commercial-mosa-components-official-says) - Military Embedded Systems