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USAF Addressing Link 16 Cryptographic Modernization Delay, Kendall Says

Frank Wolfe

Friday, April 29th, 2022

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USAF Addressing Link 16 Cryptographic Modernization Delay, Kendall Says

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that the service has devoted funding in the last few months to rectify a delay in fielding Link 16 cryptographic modernization for aircraft radios. "One of the things I’m really concerned about is the Air Force’s Link 16 crypto modernization effort is behind," Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Apr. 27 on the Air Force's fiscal 2023 budget request. "It’s impacting readiness and safety. I’m not…

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