Encryption capability for military wireless networking on the move introduced by Fortress Technologies

WESTFORD, Mass., 28 Aug. 2011. Fortress Technologies Inc. in Westford, Mass., is introducing the DS310 commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Suite B encryptor for secret communications among wired or wireless military devices and networks while forces are on the move. Suite B links classified networks while maintaining security in a driverless PC card and supporting layers of encryption,, including those approved by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Md. Fortress Technologies is part of the General Dynamics Corp. C4 Systems segment headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The DS310 uses public domain cryptographic Suite B algorithms specified by the NSA to provide encrypted network connections for U.S. and allied agencies.

The DS310 is part of an NSA Suite B contract awarded to Fortress Technologies in 2009 to develop a short-range wireless sensor network for protecting secret wireless communications in nuclear facilities that belong to the U.S. Department of Energy.

For more information contact Fortress Technologies online at www.fortresstech.com.

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