Connectivity and Protection Tech
Abstract
The Air Force requires technologies that enable assured, worldwide communications for an agile Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF). These communication technologies will provide en-route and deployed reachback communications for distributed collaborative military operations. A rapidly deployed EAF requires assured connectivity with reliable, responsive, and affordable information exchange via all available communications media and across all domains - air, space, and cyber. This project provides the technologies for secure, self-configuring, self-healing, seamless networks; advanced communications processors; anti-jam and low probability of intercept communications techniques; agile, dynamic policy based network management capabilities; and modular, programmable, low-cost software radios. This project also develops both the technology base for the next generation of ultra-wide bandwidth, multi-channeled air and space-based communications networks on and between platforms using the technologies for implementing photonic chip scale optical Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WMD) transceivers and prototype networks associated with advanced fiber optics and the technology to integrate current Radio Frequency (RF) with high data rate Optical Laser communications, along with network management techniques, tools, and software to support them. In addition, the Air Force requires technologies to deliver a full range of options in cyberspace at par with air and space dominance in each of the areas of cyber attack, cyber defense, and cyber support to achieve the strategic capability of cyber dominance. This project provides the technologies required to successfully deter any adversary from attacking computer systems anytime, anywhere by ensuring the Air Force's ability to: 1) access, maintain presence on, and deliver effects to adversary systems; 2) detect, defend, and respond to attacks on friendly computer systems as well as provide forensic analysis concerning those attack attempts; and 3) provide cyber situational awareness to Air Force commanders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 625315_0602788F_2_3600_PB_2011
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