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As part of the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) concept being explored by the US Army, planners are revising the encryption requirements at the tactical edge of combat operations.
At a media briefing, during the army’s recent Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 18.2 in November, army officials described the exploration of a ‘sensitive but unclassified’ philosophy concerning data at the lowest tactical echelons.
‘The army came to the realisation that, in order to take a radio down to that lowest level, and give it Level I, highest encryption to put secret information across, reduces range, increases power consumption, increases complexity and increases
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