Your communications are the first thing attacked. Keep them talking.
Command-and-control links that adapt in the field and keep working where terrestrial networks cannot reach, owned outright with no partner able to listen in or cut the line.
Communications are attacked first because everything else hangs off them. Jam the link and the order does not arrive, the sensor feed dies and the operation stalls at the moment it can least afford to. Buyers need links they control outright, that answer jamming and interference by adapting in the field rather than waiting on a new build, and that survive when the terrestrial network is down or has been deliberately taken out.
The Secure Radio Manufacturer's software-defined radios change mode and band in the field, built on a hybrid SDR architecture so a crew reconfigures its way around interference instead of waiting for replacement hardware. The Satellite Programme Partner's communication satellites carry reach where terrestrial links cannot, LEO smallsat constellations with encryption under national key management and spectrum filings the nation holds, so no foreign operator can throttle or switch the service off. The Ground Segment Specialist provides the sovereign ground segment that tasks and receives from them. The Cybersecurity Group's off-grid architectures keep command-and-control assured through disconnected operation. Together they form an assured backbone with no coalition access conditions attached. What the commander gets is plain: orders that still get through under jamming, and a network no distant partner can quietly monitor or sever.
Capabilities that solve this
Your communications are the first thing attacked. Keep them talking.: questions
Which Unstrat capabilities address "Your communications are the first thing attacked. Keep them talking."?
Unstrat brings together Software-defined Radios, Communication satellites, Ground stations and Off-grid cybersecurity. The Secure Radio Manufacturer's software-defined radios change mode and band in the field, built on a hybrid SDR architecture so a crew reconfigures its way around interference instead of waiting for replacement hardware. The Satellite Programme Partner's communication satellites carry reach where terrestrial links cannot, LEO smallsat constellations with encryption under national key management and spectrum filings the nation holds, so no foreign operator can throttle or switch the service off. The Ground Segment Specialist provides the sovereign ground segment that tasks and receives from them. The Cybersecurity Group's off-grid architectures keep command-and-control assured through disconnected operation. Together they form an assured backbone with no coalition access conditions attached. What the commander gets is plain: orders that still get through under jamming, and a network no distant partner can quietly monitor or sever.
What problem does this solution solve?
Communications are attacked first because everything else hangs off them. Jam the link and the order does not arrive, the sensor feed dies and the operation stalls at the moment it can least afford to. Buyers need links they control outright, that answer jamming and interference by adapting in the field rather than waiting on a new build, and that survive when the terrestrial network is down or has been deliberately taken out. Command-and-control links that adapt in the field and keep working where terrestrial networks cannot reach, owned outright with no partner able to listen in or cut the line.
Can "Your communications are the first thing attacked. Keep them talking." be procured as one programme rather than several suppliers?
Yes. Rather than integrating several foreign primes yourself, you acquire Software-defined Radios, Communication satellites, Ground stations and Off-grid cybersecurity through one accountable channel, a single team responsible from first briefing through delivery and in-region sustainment. Each capability is sourced from an independent, non-aligned manufacturer, so the programme carries no major-power disclosure rules or political ramifications.
Questions buyers ask
What are secure military communications?
They are the protected links that carry command and control, from tactical radio at the edge to satellite links across the theatre, engineered to keep working when the spectrum is contested and the ground network is gone. Communications are attacked first, so buyers need links they control, that adapt in the field and that survive when terrestrial networks drop. We assemble radio, satellite and disconnected-operation layers as one backbone.
See: Secure communications capabilitySoftware-defined against hardware radios
Why does crypto custody matter when buying radios?
Because major-power radios often carry key material and upgrade approval held abroad, so the most sensitive layer of the force answers to a foreign government. In a sovereign build, encryption and key management stay under your national control. That is the difference between a communications backbone you own and one you merely operate on someone else's terms.
See: Secure communications capabilitySoftware-defined radios in the catalogue
How do you keep communications working under jamming?
The answer is adaptability at the edge and depth behind it. Software-defined radios reconfigure waveform, band and encryption in the field as the threat changes, so a static link does not stay a target for long. Satellite links extend command where terrestrial networks cannot reach, and disconnected-operation architectures cover the moments the network drops. Together they form a backbone rather than a single point of failure.
See: Software-defined radios capabilityCommunication satellites capability
Command-and-control links with no coalition access conditions attached
That requirement rules out most of the leased and licensed market by design. A sovereign backbone means the radios are field-reconfigurable under your control, the satellite capacity carries no owner's conditions that surface in crisis, and the crypto stays national. We structure the radio and satellite layers as one engagement, with no foreign approval gate on future updates.
See: Secure communications capabilityCommunication satellites in the catalogue
Satellite communications with a ground segment on national soil
A sovereign ground segment is what keeps satellite communications from becoming another leased dependency. Assured capacity under your control, priority plan in your hands and ground control at home means the link stays yours when access conditions would otherwise bite. We pair the space and ground segments through one channel rather than leaving the seam to two suppliers.
See: Ground stations capabilitySovereign ground segment against a data service
Communications that survive when the terrestrial network is cut
Undersea cables and terrestrial backbones have proven vulnerable to both accident and attack, so a serious backbone assumes the ground network will fail. Satellite links carry command across distances and terrain no terrestrial network reaches, and disconnected-operation architectures keep isolated nodes working. Resilience is designed in, and the question we answer is who holds the keys and the priority plan: you do.
See: Communication satellites capabilityOff-grid cybersecurity capability
Field-reconfigurable radios rather than hardware locked to a foreign release schedule
In a software-defined radio the waveform, band and encryption live in software, so the fleet is upgraded by update rather than replacement. That breaks the dependency on a foreign prime's release schedule and lets the backbone evolve at the pace of the threat, not the procurement cycle. The upgrade path stays yours, with no external approval gate.
See: Software-defined radios capabilitySoftware-defined against hardware radios
One programme for tactical radio and strategic satellite links
Buying the edge and the theatre separately usually leaves a seam neither supplier owns. This solution runs software-defined radios and resilient satellite communications as one engagement, layered so that vehicles, posts and dismounted units connect at the edge and command reaches across the theatre. Key management and crypto custody stay national throughout.
See: Secure communications capabilitySecure communications solution
Our static communications failed within days under electronic attack last time. What layer keeps command talking?
Recent conflicts have shown fixed waveforms failing fast under sustained electronic attack, which is the case this backbone is built against. Software-defined radios adapt waveform and band in the field, satellite links extend command where the ground network is gone, and disconnected-operation architectures hold the isolated nodes. It is engineered so the force can still talk when the spectrum is contested.
See: Secure communications capabilitySoftware-defined radios in the catalogue
We keep waiting on a foreign vendor to switch on features we have already paid for. Is there a communications backbone our own engineers control?
That waiting is the dependency this solution removes. Because capability lives in software, the fleet evolves by update, and in a sovereign build there is no foreign approval gate on those updates. Crypto custody and key management sit under national control, so the features you paid for are not held behind another government's release schedule.
See: Software-defined radios capabilityHow the radio routes compare
How does a country build a sovereign communications capability rather than just buying radios?
By treating integration as the programme: platform fit, waveform planning, key management and operator training decide whether radios become a capability. We structure the radio and satellite layers as one engagement, with sovereign crypto custody, in-region training and no foreign approval gate on future updates. The end state is a backbone the national force can run, extend and sustain itself.
What throughput, range and band figures do you publish, and how should we evaluate you fairly?
We do not publish blanket throughput, range or band figures at the solution level, because they depend on the radio, the satellite arrangement and the environment you specify. Rather than quote a number we cannot stand behind for your case, we scope the requirement first and answer in writing against it. The published position is about custody, resilience and control, and we will not dress a guess as a specification.
Will a sovereign communications backbone still talk to the partner networks and legacy stations we already run?
Interoperability depends on what you already operate and how open its interfaces are, so the honest answer starts with your estate rather than a blanket claim. Software-defined radios are built to adapt waveform and band, which helps them fit changing coalition environments, and we plan that fit during integration. We will not publish a compatibility promise we cannot substantiate for your specific networks.
See: Software-defined radios capabilitySecure communications solution
We lease satellite capacity from a foreign operator and worry it carries conditions in a crisis. What is the alternative?
The alternative is assured capacity under your own control and priority plan, with a ground segment on national soil rather than leased access that can be conditioned when it matters most. Options run from assured capacity arrangements to dedicated payloads and sovereign platforms with national ground control. We pair the space and ground segments through one channel so control over keys, priority and coverage sits with you.
See: Communication satellites capabilitySovereign ground segment against a data service
How does a national signals corps build its own communications expertise rather than depending on a vendor?
By treating training and transfer as part of the programme, not an afterthought bolted on at handover. Because capability lives in software, national engineers can add and adapt features rather than wait on a foreign release schedule, and in-region training builds the team that runs and extends the backbone. The end state is a corps that sustains the capability itself, which is the only version of sovereignty that lasts.