A tactical doctrine review detailing the deployment of ML-KEM-1024 and ML-DSA-87 in software-defined military radios and tactical datalinks.
Tactical voice networks, battlefield radar telemetry, and unmanned drone command links transmit high-value tactical intelligence. Adversaries operating automated signals intelligence (SIGINT) intercept and store all encrypted radio traffic for future decryption. The transition to CNSA 2.0 is an urgent operational requirement to maintain tactical surprise.
Military datalinks operate under strict bandwidth constraints (often tens of kilobits per second). We analyze frame packing techniques and asynchronous session initialization models that transmit ML-KEM-1024 public keys and ciphertexts without causing radio channel congestion.
Architectures for Over-The-Air Rekeying (OTAR) utilizing post-quantum key encapsulation, allowing field commanders to revoke compromised radios and broadcast fresh mission keys across tactical strike groups securely.