Cryptographic Modernization
Abstract
The AF Cryptographic Modernization (CM) effort modernizes cryptographic devices protecting critical national security information across multi-domain operations. This AF effort supports an integrated effort across the cyber domain to transform to next-generation cryptographic capabilities. It provides U.S. forces and multinational and interagency partners the multi-domain security needed to protect the flow and exchange of strategic, operational, and tactical information in accordance with national and international policy/standards, and the validated requirements of decision makers, warfighters, and the intelligence community. The AF Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) effort is required by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice (CJCSN) 6510 and NSA Decertification Messages (CED-31-15/037-21/032-16) for the need to add quantum resistance to the existing high assurance cryptographic products. This effort will allow protection against advanced & evolving quantum computing threats. All existing crypto devices will be vulnerable and must be modernized to be quantum resilient. The majority of the development effort includes hardware changes to the existing crypto devices. The CM effort is a holistic AF-wide "modern” cryptographic strategy to provide long-term, evolving protection of NC3, ISR, PKI, KME, and nearly all AF platforms and ground networks. CM will provide the required enhanced security for all AF voice, data, and video capabilities on the battlefield and throughout the DoD enterprise and will enable the integration of new capabilities to AF users through development of a new DoD Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) dated 15 July 2021. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY23 $1.579M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY24 $1.642M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 675100_0303140F_7_3600_PB_2025
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