Air-gapped network
A network physically isolated from the internet and other untrusted networks.
An air-gapped network is one physically isolated from the internet and from other untrusted networks, a standard protection for classified environments and the most critical control systems. The isolation is powerful but not absolute: updates, removable media and maintenance access all cross the gap, and security architectures for air-gapped systems must work without the cloud connectivity most modern tooling assumes.
How this plays out in programmes
Air-gapped networks are a standard protection for classified environments and the most critical control systems, and Unstrat designs for them knowing the isolation is powerful but not absolute. Updates, removable media and maintenance access all cross the gap, so security architectures must work without the cloud connectivity most modern tooling assumes. Unstrat helps defence and critical-infrastructure buyers protect these environments realistically, closing the routes that actually cross the gap rather than trusting the isolation alone. The advantage is a hardened enclave the buyer can defend and operate independently, keeping sensitive systems and the mission out of reach of external networks. Because these environments demand full national custody, Unstrat keeps the capability under the buyer's control as the accountable single channel. Localisation arrangements are scoped per programme, subject to export controls and end-use approvals.