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It is only in recent years that military modernization programs and major defense contractors have shown across the board recognition of the importance of System Integration Labs (SIL) and their role in the success of a vehicle or weapon system program. The SIL has become a required component of any serious defense program. As a result, defense contractors including Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin have made recent SIL facility investments. A SIL is a risk reduction facility where software and hardware can be developed, integrated, tested and evaluated for both stand alone functionality and/or interoperability prior to being fielded. The SIL is used to create a vehicle or weapon system test facility that is a cross between a pure simulation and the final system. The SIL uses as many real vehicle subsystems as is technically and economically feasible. Real control units, avionics, navigation systems, mission computers, flight controls, and targeting systems are connected in the SIL.
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