U.S. Army Implements Secure Command Post Wi-Fi from Aruba

The U.S. Army is implementing secure Command Post Wi-Fi from Aruba at Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve Tactical Units worldwide.

Fielded as part of the Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 1 (WIN-T), the U.S. Army’s tactical communications network backbone, the deployment of Aruba 802.11ac wireless infrastructures will reduce the time it takes to install and dismantle critical communications networks from hours to minutes, increasing force agility by expediting the mobility of troops when needed.

The NSA-accredited unclassified and classified secure Command Post Wi-Fi solution is being supplied to the Army as kits. Each kit will include Aruba indoor and outdoor Gigabit Wi-Fi access points (APs), which deliver high performance in high-density environments, 7000 Series Cloud Services Controllers with RFProtect, Policy Enforcement Firewall and Advanced Cryptography, and AirWave for network management. The kits have been purchased through the CHS4 contract.

“Operational flexibility is critical to modern military practices,” said Jon Green, Senior Director of Security Architecture for Aruba. “Aruba’s Command Post Wi-Fi solution gives armed forces the maneuverability they need, backed by the secure, robust network access they require, to accomplish their missions and achieve their objectives.”

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