nxDAS is MDS's modular data-acquisition platform for engine and component test systems. It integrates multiple data sources using the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol and underpins GE Aerospace's Vehicle Monitoring System.
Technical detail
Core features
Modular scalable architecture
Integration through the open iDDS protocol
Engine-test monitoring data
Data acquisition
Propulsion testing
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Engine and component testing
Test-cell vehicle monitoring
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
MDS reports commissioning at GE Aerospace in December 2025; independent acceptance documentation is not provided.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Availability
Commercial availability is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 1 linked record
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · core features
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · capability type
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · core features
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · maturity
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · name
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · summary
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · slug
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · core features
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
MDS describes engineering, integration and lifecycle services for propulsion test systems. MDS reported January 13, 2026 that its nxDAS data-acquisition system was commissioned at GE Aerospace's Cincinnati-area engine test cells on December 17, 2025. GE developed its Vehicle Monitoring System using nxDAS and the open Instrumentation Data Distribution Service protocol. The report includes a named GE executive's assessment; independent acceptance documentation and contract value are not provided.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review