New York, NY – L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), has announced that its Communication Systems-East (L-3 CS-East) division, a leading supplier of secure government communication products and systems, has received a sole source contract award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for 250 of its Talon™ (KOV-26) in-line network encryptors. TSA will deploy these units for testing at undisclosed airports in the United States.
Recently certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) for type 1 communications, Talon is L-3 CSEast's latest innovation for securing internet protocol (IP) data transmissions. Talon, a PCMCIA form factor encryptor, which supports broadband data rates and weighs just three ounces, will secure a user's data up to Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS / SCI) using High Assurance IP Encryption Interoperability specification (HAIPE™ IS) compatible protocol.
"Talon was designed specifically for users who are in remote locations to securely access classified networks over the Internet using our PCMCIA Talon card plugged into a commercial laptop or desktop," said Greg Roberts, president and chief operating officer of L-3 CS-East. "We look forward to the success of this field test by our TSA customer."
