<s>
The	O
British	O
Ministry	B-Library
of	I-Library
Defence	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
MODAF	B-Library
)	O
was	O
an	O
architecture	B-Library
framework	I-Library
which	O
defined	O
a	O
standardised	O
way	O
of	O
conducting	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Defence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
NATO	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Framework	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
to	O
provide	O
rigour	O
and	O
structure	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
definition	O
and	O
integration	O
of	O
MOD	O
equipment	O
capability	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
network-enabled	O
capability	O
(	O
NEC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MOD	O
additionally	O
used	O
MODAF	B-Library
to	O
underpin	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
business	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
processes	O
and	O
resources	O
required	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
vision	O
expressed	O
in	O
the	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
an	O
internationally	O
recognised	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
developed	O
by	O
the	O
MOD	O
to	O
support	O
Defence	O
planning	O
and	O
change	O
management	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
is	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
EA	O
in	O
MOD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
managed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
staff	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
MOD	O
's	O
Chief	O
Information	O
Officer	O
(	O
CIO	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
role	O
to	O
provide	O
information	O
policy	O
and	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
US	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
Architecture	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
DoDAF	O
)	O
version	O
1.0	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
extended	O
and	O
modified	O
to	O
meet	O
MOD	O
requirements	O
by	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
strategic	O
,	O
acquisition	O
and	O
service-oriented	O
viewpoints	O
and	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
the	O
M3	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
MOD	O
from	O
two	O
parallel	O
work	O
strands	O
,	O
an	O
MOD-funded	O
research	O
programme	O
undertaken	O
by	O
QinetiQ	O
(	O
formerly	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Defence	O
Evaluation	O
Research	O
Agency	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
DoDAF-based	O
development	O
by	O
MODAF	B-Library
Partners	O
,	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
Cornwell	O
Management	O
Consulting	O
(	O
now	O
Serco	O
)	O
and	O
PA	O
Consulting	O
Group	O
with	O
Model	O
Futures	O
providing	O
the	O
technical	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
by	O
other	O
key	O
suppliers	O
such	O
as	O
Logica	O
and	O
Vega	O
through	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
MOD	O
Integration	O
Authority	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2008	O
the	O
System	O
Engineering	O
Integration	O
Group	O
(	O
SEIG	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
draft	O
version	O
of	O
MODAF	B-Library
combined	O
the	O
metamodel	O
developed	O
from	O
the	O
UK	O
MOD	O
funded	O
QinetiQ	O
research	O
programme	O
and	O
the	O
views	O
developed	O
by	O
MODAF	B-Library
Partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
meta-model	O
was	O
subsequently	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
M3	B-Library
for	O
the	O
released	O
version	O
of	O
MODAF	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
provides	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
templates	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Views	O
"	O
)	O
that	O
provide	O
a	O
standard	O
notation	O
for	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
business	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
identify	O
ways	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
MODAF	B-Library
View	O
offers	O
a	O
different	O
perspective	O
on	O
the	O
business	O
to	O
support	O
different	O
stakeholder	O
interests	O
,	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
format	O
,	O
usually	O
graphical	O
,	O
that	O
aids	O
understanding	O
of	O
how	O
a	O
business	O
operates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
data	O
in	O
the	O
MODAF	B-Library
Views	O
is	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
MODAF	B-Library
Meta	O
Model	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
M3	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M3	B-Library
provides	O
a	O
logical	O
structure	O
for	O
the	O
storage	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
database	O
and	O
subsequently	O
provides	O
the	O
necessary	O
coherence	O
for	O
the	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
MODAF	B-Library
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
MOD	O
,	O
MODAF	B-Library
has	O
primarily	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
acquisition	O
domains	O
,	O
programmes	O
and	O
delivery	O
teams	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
military	O
capability	O
,	O
particularly	O
NEC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
MODAF	B-Library
architectures	O
directly	O
support	O
operations	O
in	O
Afghanistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
MODAF	B-Library
is	O
widely	O
used	O
by	O
its	O
industry	O
partners	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
BAE	O
Systems	O
,	O
Thales	O
,	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
,	O
Boeing	O
and	O
Serco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
military	O
capability	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
by	O
NATO	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
NATO	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Framework	I-Architecture
(	O
NAF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
will	O
continue	O
in	O
its	O
current	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MOD	O
is	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Department	O
of	O
Defense	O
,	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Department	O
of	O
National	O
Defence	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Department	O
of	O
Defence	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Swedish	O
Armed	O
Forces	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
International	B-Architecture
Defence	I-Architecture
Enterprise	I-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Specification	I-Architecture
(	O
IDEAS	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
focus	O
for	O
IDEAS	B-Architecture
has	O
been	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
mechanism	O
to	O
better	O
enable	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
architecture	O
information	O
between	O
Nations	O
,	O
the	O
IDEAS	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
are	O
also	O
actively	O
considering	O
how	O
their	O
architecture	O
frameworks	O
should	O
converge	O
,	O
perhaps	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
unified	O
architecture	B-Library
framework	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MOD	O
is	O
"	O
agnostic	O
"	O
about	O
which	O
software	O
tools	O
should	O
or	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
MODAF	B-Library
architecture	O
descriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
requirement	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
correctly	O
implement	O
the	O
M3	B-Library
with	O
downloads	O
in	O
Sparx	O
Systems	O
Enterprise	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
;	O
HTML	B-Language
and	O
XMI	B-Language
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MOD	O
has	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Object	B-Architecture
Management	I-Architecture
Group	I-Architecture
(	O
OMG	O
)	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Unified	O
Profile	O
for	O
DoDAF	O
and	O
MODAF	B-Library
(	O
UPDM	B-Language
)	O
,	O
an	O
abstract	O
UML	B-Language
profile	O
that	O
implements	O
the	O
MODAF	B-Library
Metamodel	O
(	O
M3	B-Library
)	O
,	O
itself	O
an	O
abstract	O
UML	B-Language
profile	O
for	O
UML	B-Language
modelling	O
tools	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
DODAF	O
metamodel	O
(	O
DM2	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Unified	B-Language
Modelling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
and	O
extends	O
the	O
Systems	B-Language
Modelling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
SysML	B-Language
)	O
UML	B-Language
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
"	O
architectural	B-Library
framework	I-Library
"	O
or	O
"	O
architecture	B-Library
framework	I-Library
"	O
is	O
a	O
specification	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
organise	O
and	O
present	O
architectural	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
architectural	B-Library
framework	I-Library
consists	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
set	O
of	O
views	O
,	O
which	O
each	O
have	O
a	O
specific	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MODAF	B-Library
is	O
not	O
an	O
architectural	O
description	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewpoints	O
are	O
usually	O
categorized	O
by	O
domain	O
-	O
e.g.	O
,	O
in	O
MODAF	B-Library
there	O
are	O
seven	O
viewpoints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Defence	O
,	O
MODAF	B-Library
is	O
the	O
standard	O
architecture	B-Library
framework	I-Library
for	O
other	O
organisations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
revision	O
3	O
of	O
the	O
NATO	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Framework	I-Architecture
(	O
NAF	O
)	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
MODAF	B-Library
at	O
its	O
core	O
but	O
extends	O
the	O
framework	O
by	O
adding	O
views	O
for	O
Bandwidth	O
Analysis	O
,	O
SOA	O
and	O
Standards	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
