Rockwell’s MILS device gets NSA Type 1 certification
Rockwell Collins’ new Multiple Independent Level of Security (MILS) encryption device and architecture has received Type 1 certification from the US National Security Agency (NSA).
The certification, announced by the company on 20 April, applies to the KOV-74 MILS device that was developed to maximise commonality among range instrumentation systems for test and evaluation and training applications.
KOV-74 is Cryptographic Modernisation-compliant and enables secure cross-domain interoperability between platforms, networks and US coalition operations of different security levels as part of the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System.
According to Rockwell, the four-channel device is capable of simultaneously protecting data ranging from Unclassified to Top Secret. It is designed to operate under various environments, such as ground, mobile and tactical airborne. It can be configured for single-level to multi-level operation.
Tommy Dodson, vice president and general manager of surface solutions, Rockwell Collins, said: ‘This milestone achievement is the first of its kind, and is the result of more than six years of working with the NSA to develop a common airborne and ground MILS device, capable of processing multiple independent channels of high-rate data, classified up to and including Top Secret.
‘For example, it allows the F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation platform, to securely interoperate with other equipment operating at lower-classification levels, such as a fourth-generation F/A-18.’
Dodson added: ‘We’re producing hardware in our factory, installing and getting ready to test at Naval Air Station Patuxtent River and Eglin Air Force Base in 2015.
‘We’re excited to begin using this technology to help our military customers develop MILS Live-Virtual-Constructive training concepts to help F-35 pilots train more efficiently, and with legacy aircraft.’
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