AEHF SATELLITE TERMINAL COMPLETES SECURITY DESIGN REVIEW

摘要

A research team supported by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Telecommunications Systems (TCS) has completed a review of security elements for an Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite terminal. The review has validated the critical design features of the low-cost terminal (LCT), which is being designed to provide secure communications to highly mobile military forces. With the review complete, researchers can start building hardware and software for the information assurance terminal or end cryptographic unit (ECU). AEHF-system satellites are capable of providing jam-resistant communications to tactical military forces. But existing extremely high-frequency (EHF) terminals are not widely available due to size and cost. The LCT program is focused on developing a more secure and affordable alternative to currently fielded terminals. Without more affordable terminals, military forces will continue to rely primarily on vulnerable Wideband Global System satellites for command and control operations.