The tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has received approval to use a European cryptographic device to implement Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), a critical capability that protects friendly aircraft from engagement by air defenses. For U.S. MEADS systems, a waiver from the U.S. National Security Agency makes MEADS the first U.S. system ever to incorporate a non-U.S. cryptographic device, the program office said in a statement. Italy's SELEX Sistemi Integrati manufactures these state-of-the-art MEADS IFF units, which…
MEADS Program To Use European Crypto Device
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