[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), the company announced Nov. 28.
    The tests, conducted at General Dynamics C4 Systems’ facilities in Scottsdale, Ariz., demonstrated how TSAT will send and receive encrypted messages and also supports the U.S. Department of Defense’s Crypto Modernization Initiative  to transform and modernize information assurance capabilities. The demonstration also showed capabilities such as uploading and reprogramming algorithms over the network as well as other security functions.
    The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the multi-billion dollar TSAT space segment contract in January.