The recent demonstration showcased that the RIPL system can provide secure access to content for all the associated operators in a network. Credit: © Raytheon Technologies Corporation.

Raytheon BBN has successfully demonstrated the capabilities of its Robust Information Provisioning Layer (RIPL) technology during a US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)-led recent exercise.

The exercise was held at the AFRL’s Stockbridge Test Site in Rome, New York.

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As part of this effort, the company integrated advanced disruption tolerance protocols with all the advances in artificial intelligence/machine learning.

It allowed the RIPL system to impede the issue of limited and intermittent connectivity, experienced in a contested battlespace, to quickly deliver mission-critical information to the end user.

The demonstration validated that the RIPL system can provide unhindered and protected access to content for all the associated operators in a particular network.

Furthermore, the company claimed that this technology ensures that the user receives only what they have requested or what they are permitted to see.

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AFRL Advanced Planning and Autonomous C2 Systems Branch programme manager Brian Holmes said: “The demonstration, which included three of the four mission divisions with AFRL/RI and two geographically separated locations was ‘executed flawlessly’.”

Raytheon is carrying out the RIPL-related work in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The company has also demonstrated this technology using various waveforms, hardware platforms and data formats.

The RIPL system can support secure tactical-level multi-domain information distribution and interoperability.

In the case of the USAF, the RIPL technology could be used for the Air Force Combat Cloud initiative, which is a crucial component of the US Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control and the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System.

Recently, Raytheon announced completing a performance demonstration for its Presidential and National Voice Conferencing system for the USAF.

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