RRX Aerospace is conducting preliminary research into next generation manufacturing simulation.

With modern computer aided design (CAD) and engineering (CAE) tools it is theoretically possible for autonomous, and often competing corporations to work on design and manufacture of seperate subassemblies and components, according to their abilities and financial scope, while virtually guaranteeing that the interfaces between subsystems will work correctly.

This of course assumes agreement on the interface standards beforehand and strict adherence thereafter.

One might consider interface standards a very important development for efficiency and cost optimization of aerospace production across wide spread geopolitical domains and boundaries, connected by high performance networks.