Progress has been made in the evolution of ISR systems over the past half-century from standalone stovepipes in the direction of a common enterprise with secure interoperability.

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1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Stovepipe Systems
Custom Hardware and Software
(PPIF, MPS, IDEX, TREDS, TRIGS, JSIPS, CARS
JSTARS CGS, TES, IDPS, RTASS, etc.)
Expensive, Custom, Standalone
Point-to-Point Interfaces
COTS Integration
(DCGS Family of Systems)
Expensive, Complex
Enterprise
(DI2E)
Open and Efficient,
Framework Discipline
Needed
ISR Systems Development and
Integration has evolved with
advances in Technology