Cubic’s Engage KOV-135 receives NSA certification

Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Global Defense (CGD)business division received certification from the National Security Agency(NSA) for Engage, its Air Combat Training System Miniature Encryptor (AME).Designated by the NSA as the KOV-135, Engage was previously granted an InterimApproval to Operate (IATO) and was used to secure classified data during theSecure Live, Virtual and Constructive Advanced Training Environment – AdvancedTechnology Demonstration (SLATE-ATD).

The Engage KOV-135 security architecture solved one of the key pillars of the ATD by demonstrating Multiple Independent Levels of Security (MILS) in a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) advanced training environment. Thirty Engage KOV-135 End Cryptographic Units (ECUs) were manufactured for use in both airborne and ground subsystems and they achieved over 100 sorties in an operational environment during the summer of 2018 at Nellis Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

“Cubic developed Engage KOV-135 ECU as a form-fit-function,drop-in solution for the 3,000 P5 Combat Training System/Tactical CombatTraining System (P5CTS/TCTS) pods fielded worldwide,” said Jonas Furukrona,vice president and general manager of Air Ranges, Cubic Global Defense. “It isperfectly suited for air combat training systems because of its low-powerconsumption, high-speed, low recurring cost and novel approach to keymanagement.”

The Engage KOV-135 ECUs were embedded in modified P5CTS/TCTSpods for the SLATE-ATD. Operational Flight Program updates performed by Boeingfor both F-15 and F/A-18 aircraft enabled the transmission of classified data,which the Engage KOV-135 ECU secured during the SLATE-ATD. With its NSA certification,customers worldwide can now request the Engage KOV-135 ECU for their system.