STRATUS

STRATUS (Software-Defined Trusted Resilience Architecture for Tactical Uplink Services) is being developed to address the tactical vulnerability of SATCOM uplinks in contested environments. STRATUS is a post-quantum secure, software-defined virtualized uplink control mesh, architected using Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) principles. It enforces CNSA Suite 2.0–compliant cryptographic networking, optimizing security while enabling dynamic routing resilience and traffic obfuscation at the SATCOM gateway layer. This framework supports the orchestration of uplink functions as virtualized microservices across ground-based, airborne, and distributed platforms.

Where current systems depend on centralized routing, static trust models, and legacy cryptography, STRATUS introduces a decentralized, post-quantum-capable architecture designed to autonomously preserve command link integrity under conditions of jamming, spoofing, infrastructure denial, or cyber intrusion. Each STRATUS node independently validates identity, selects optimal routes, and conceals control-plane traffic from RF surveillance. The architecture eliminates single points of failure and elevates uplink survivability from a passive defense challenge to an active, policy-driven capability—self-forming, self-healing, and self-concealing across operationally degraded networks.

Development of STRATUS has been underway since Q1 2025, with core modules actively in build and integration. Subsystems for cryptographic trust enforcement, adaptive routing, and obfuscation have already passed internal simulation benchmarks and are being refined within a modular testbed architecture. While specific implementation details remain sensitive, STRATUS is being engineered with transition-ready design principles and real-world deployment in mind - prioritizing interoperability, mission survivability, and cryptographic resilience from the ground up.

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