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Quantum-Safe Communications for Field Operations

Deploying quantum-safe communications in constrained field environments: handsets, tactical radios, and mesh networks.

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Course Overview

For tactical communications engineers and COMSEC officers. Covers PQC for constrained military radios, satellite uplink protection, mesh network security, hybrid ML-KEM deployment for tactical data links, and key management for disconnected operations.

Curriculum

Course content is structured into sessions below. Each session is configurable to your organisation's environment, threat model, and objectives.

#	Session	Topics
1	Tactical Communications and Quantum Vulnerability Where PQC migration meets operational reality	Tactical communication layers: HF/VHF radio, UHF SATCOM, data links, IP mesh networks Classical crypto in tactical systems: key exchange, authentication, and link encryption vulnerabilities CNSA 2.0 timeline requirements for national security tactical communications
2	PQC for Constrained Military Platforms Performance, size, and power considerations	ML-KEM and ML-DSA on ARM Cortex-M4: cycles, memory, and power consumption benchmarks FPGA and ASIC implementations: Xilinx/AMD and Intel Altera PQC acceleration options Ciphertext and signature size impact: bandwidth analysis for each tactical channel type Lattice-based versus hash-based tradeoffs: ML-DSA for speed versus SLH-DSA for conservative security
Break
3	Protocol-Level Integration Adapting military protocols for PQC	Link 16/22 PQC integration: MIDS terminal constraints and message format limitations MILSATCOM protection: PQC for AEHF, Skynet 6, and commercial SATCOM backup channels Mesh network key exchange: PQC in MANET routing protocols and ad hoc network formation
4	Interactive Demonstration PQC overhead modelling for a tactical network	Facilitator-led simulation of PQC deployment across a representative tactical network topology Measuring latency, bandwidth, and battery impact with ML-KEM-768 and ML-KEM-1024 parameter sets Identifying bottlenecks: which links and devices need protocol adaptation versus drop-in replacement
Break
5	Key Management for Disconnected Operations When the network is not always there	Pre-positioned key material: PQC key bundles for anticipated disconnected periods Ephemeral key exchange on reconnection: minimising handshake overhead in intermittent connectivity Allied interoperability: hybrid classical-PQC key exchange during multi-national coalition operations
6	Case Studies: Tactical PQC Deployments Early results from military communication programmes	Published PQC trials: US DoD tactical network pilots and UK MoD Morpheus programme considerations NATO STANAG updates for post-quantum interoperability requirements
7	Q&A and Migration Planning

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