Sabel Systems published an article featuring Maj. Gen (ret) Kim Crider, Dr. Claire Leon, and Shawn Chambliss-Purvis from Elara Nova.

Sabel Systems is a digital engineering and DefenseTech company that helps Department of War (DoW) programs connect the tools, data, models, and teams behind modern weapon systems. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, we serve the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force with teams in 37 states. Our flagship platform, 97Helix, is a digital engineering ecosystem that unifies more than 80 engineering tools — MBSE, PLM, requirements, simulation, and sustainment data — into one secure environment, proven in IL5 and IL6. The FY27 NDAA is expected to direct DoW to scale digital engineering and PLM adoption under DoDI 5000.97 — the same governed, enterprise-scale capability, reused across programs rather than rebuilt from scratch, that 97Helix delivers today. Its modules (nimbusCORE, dataCORE, collabCORE, and connectCORE) give programs a single digital thread from design through sustainment. Our product family also includes: TDPWerx — validates technical data packages in weeks instead of months Code Foundry — secure software factory capability for defense programs Spacestation — digital engineering and agile transformation platform for Space Force programs We solve four critical DoW problems: Integration Delay — 6+ months of tool reconciliation eliminated Late Discovery — Design defects caught in integrated models, not at CDR Rebuild Cycles — Phase transitions without 12-18 month restarts Portfolio Fragmentation — Shared baselines and inherited practices across the DoD Proven across naval shipbuilding, aviation, unmanned systems, and Space Force operations, Sabel's modular open systems approach keeps DoW free of vendor lock-in while sustaining authoritative digital engineering infrastructure. Our commitment: Remove friction that delays capability. When decision friction is eliminated, programs execute at mission tempo. The warfighter waits for nothing. Complexity Simplified. Mission Amplified. See how at sabelsystems.com.