Vencore supporting DARPA with jam-resistant networks

Vencore has been awarded a DARPA prime contract to develop jam-resistant networks.

The Dynamic Network Adaptation for Mission Optimization project aims to develop airborne networks that can function despite heavy jamming. The Vencore contract is worth $2.5 million if all options are exercised.

"Vencore Labs' unique approach is designed to maintain connectivity in spite of jamming, singular outages or aircraft motion by dynamically shifting and re-routing the flow of information to alternate paths to ensure delivery," a company news release said. "The framework will dynamically select connection points between different waveforms and then adaptively shift the communication over those alternative network paths, much as modern traffic applications."

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