The FACE Technical Standard was developed by , a partnership between government and industry. Its goal is to create a common operating environment that allows software components to be reused across different aircraft platforms, regardless of the manufacturer.
: Standardizes how software interacts with physical sensors and hardware. face 3.2
: Supporting environments where safety-critical and non-critical applications run on the same platform. Key Components of FACE 3.2 The FACE Technical Standard was developed by ,
For defense contractors, achieving "FACE 3.2 Conformance" is a major milestone that proves their software meets rigorous Department of Defense (DoD) standards for modularity and safety. This certification reduces the risk of "vendor lock-in," where a military branch is forced to stick with one provider because their software won't work anywhere else. : Provides the underlying runtime environment
: Provides the underlying runtime environment. Wind River’s Helix Virtualization Platform became the first mixed-criticality hypervisor to achieve FACE 3.2 Safety Base Profile conformance.