Regina Garcia
General Dynamics‘ mission systems unit has secured a contract to design and develop a voice communication platform for the National Security Agency.
The GDMS business intends to apply its experience in developing the Sectera vIPer Universal Secure Phone to help NSA implement new voice over internet protocol hardware capable of supporting mission cybersecurity requirements, the company said Monday.
“This is a great opportunity to design a future-proof portfolio to deliver trusted, secure voice communication capabilities into the hands of our customers, addressing the ever-changing mission landscape and requirements,” said Stephen Marker, vice president of secure network and voice products at GDMS’ cyber systems line of business.
Under the contract, General Dynamics plans to equip the device with a modular architecture and a video conferencing feature.
