{"id":15114,"date":"2021-01-07T21:10:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coforge.site\/cigniti\/blog\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2021-01-07T21:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:41:21","slug":"defense-software-solutions-quality-assurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coforge.site\/cigniti\/blog\/defense-software-solutions-quality-assurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Smarter defense solutions need a robust QA strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are a history buff or if you have watched\u00a0<\/span>The Imitation Game<\/span><\/i>, you would have heard of the Enigma Machine. An encryption device d<\/span>eveloped and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication<\/span>, it was employed extensively by Nazi Germany during World War II. With an electromechanical rotor mechanism, the machine allowed enciphering of the most top-secret messages on its electrical circuits.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Enigma Machine is just one example of how technology plays<\/span>\u00a0an integral role in military intelligence. Today, a hundred years later, technologies like the Enigma Machine are being replaced by smart, digital software solutions.\u00a0<\/span>While speed is of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>essence for every industry, it is life-critical in defense-related decisions. And therefore, it is necessary to equip the defense forces with the capabilities to respond quickly and efficiently, which the software solutions are enabling them to do.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Battlefield management, area surveillance, personnel and asset management, armor and vehicle management, tactical military communication, radar technology, and aerial technology management are some of the examples where defense industry is employing integrated software solutions for improving their response time and efficacy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As we talk about the criticality of speed, it is not just limited to the speed of response but also extends to the speed of development of solutions that allow a quick response. Since the matter is of national security, excessive consideration and care is required during the development and deployment of defense software solutions. Not only the user requirements have to be stable, but there should be appropriate certifications and compliance for the developed software as well.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although, the defense software solutions developers have traditionally followed the waterfall method of development for the sake of following the certification protocols. But this resulted in a prolonged development lifecycle and a large gap between the time of demand and supply. By the time the software solution is delivered, the needs evolve<\/span>\u00a0and requirements change. To counter this, Agile software development comes to the rescue. However, with Agile, the certification protocols have to be hurried up. While the time-to-market is taken care of by the Agile software development methodology, defense software solutions require a robust verification and validation process to comply with the certification protocols. This is why a\u00a0<\/span>robust QA strategy and test automation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0become necessary for the success of smarter defense solutions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Intelligence, National Security, and Defense solutions<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the key solutions being leveraged by defense for intelligence and national security are:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n