Consultancy for Specialized Transmission Security (TRANSEC) relating to AES

· Contribute and provide deliverables to support development of the AES-256 based generic TRANSEC solution for NATO V/UHF EPM waveform standardization, including maturing the generic AES-256 TRANSEC definition document and TRANSEC IV definitions
· Contribute and provide deliverables to support development of the AES-256 based modernized TRANSEC solution for AcomP 4372 (SATURN)
· Defining and maturing the modernized AES-256 TRANSEC definitions for AComP 4372 Edition B including deriving, testing and documenting TRANSEC test vectors
· Identifying and defining a viable and releasable key management solution for AES-256 SATURN TRANSEC including key tagging
· Explore feasibility of modernized SATURN TRANSEC derived COMSEC synchronisation solution based upon AES-256 TRANSEC and COMSEC, and produce definitions for any viable solution identified
· Technical collaboration with other SATURN stakeholders within the CaP1 LOS CaT (e.g. USAF SATURN Program Office and MITRE) and wider Crypto Technical Authorities (including the CaP4 Crypto CaT, US NSA TRANSEC team and UK NCSC)
· Generate and present briefings on technical proposals and status of the AES-256 TRANSEC work to LOS CaT / TRANSEC Tiger Team
· Deliverables
ü Updated version of generic AES-256 TRANSEC definition document
ü Change proposals for AES-256 TRANSEC updates to AcomP 4372 Edition B including Test Vectors
ü Status update and way forward on key management solution for AES-256 SATURN TRANSEC
ü Status update and way forward on TRANSEC derived COMSEC synchronisation solution for modernized SATURN TRANSEC
ü Status briefing for TRANSEC Tiger Team meeting in March 2025 on the status of generic and SATURN-specific AES-256 TRANSEC standardization

· A senior communications expert with experience specifically in both STANAG 4372 and AES-256 development
· Demonstratable, evidence-based expert knowledge of STANAG 4372 and practical experience of evaluating SATURN radios, including conformance testing for legacy SATURN TRANSEC compliance
· Demonstratable, evidence-based experience in the use of AES-256 for TRANSEC as defined within the Line of Sight (LoS) Capability Team (CaT) folders on the NDS Web, encompassing standardization, key management and emulation in support of test vector generation
· 10+ years evidence-based experience working with the AES-256 algorithm for standardization purposes in the context of TRANSEC and/or COMSEC
· 10+ years evidence-based experience in LoS CaT Air / Ground / Air waveform development including specific standardization work on SATURN for STANAG 4372 (identifying technical requirements, generating STANAG technical updates, etc.)
· 10+ years evidence-based expert knowledge and experience of working on COMSEC modernization for SATURN, encompassing the modernized Tactical Secure Voice (TSV) CIS initiatives COMSEC standards to be used in conjunction with modernized SATURN TRANSEC