DARPA wants to build a new blockchain communications platform for the Department of Defense

Rage Comment : The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense wants to develop a platform for secure communication transactions through the Internet or independent built-in applications. Because blockchain distributed digital ledger technology can ensure the security of all transactions, when direct communication is hindered, blockchain technology will safely publish information through all nodes, so that even the military can contact the command system under very difficult circumstances.

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The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is touting its work to use distributed ledger technology to build a secure communications application for the Department of Defense.

In response to the announcement, the Defense Business Unit said, “The Department of Defense needs to develop a platform that can conduct secure communication transactions through the network or standalone built-in applications.”

The platform will be required to provide independent information protection from the time the information is sent to the time it is received.

While providing transparent protocols and encrypted information, DARPA specifically states that all of this must occur on a “custom blockchain technology (i.e., information splitting and reassembly) and decentralized ledger.”

DARPA describes its requirements as follows:

Through this information platform, the business logic of the DoD ecosystem will be known to the network of entities using distributed ledgers. By doing so, the DoD logistics infrastructure can be decentralized and can continuously and securely receive "smart documents and contracts", thereby reducing hacker attacks and unnecessary communication delays in the DoD logistics department. For example, military interdepartmental purchase requests (MIPRs) can be implemented using a secure distributed ledger. Regulators with access to the ledger can see the communication information and verify that MIPR transactions do not violate the Federal Acquisition Rules (FAR).

The project has several phases. The first phase is to build the platform within the existing blockchain architecture. The second phase is to implement the blockchain with a decentralized backend. The third phase is to fully commercialize the platform, including beta testing and “industrializing the decentralized ledger architecture and blockchain backend.”

DARPA wants to build a completely secure communication transmission platform by using blockchain technology. The US government and its law enforcement agencies are opposing the legislation of encrypted information transmission platform in the Senate. At this time, the FBI is opposing Apple. This is a perfect time.

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Related content: Bill Campbell, known as the ‘Silicon Valley coach’, leaves behind a legacy when he dies at 75. Some defense logic will also use blockchain system platforms, as DARPA explained:

The information trading platform acts as an encrypted recorder, recording all transactions, whether MIPRs, contracts, military movements or intelligence. The military also has a way to securely contact headquarters in an environment where communications are prohibited, and the executive director of the Department of Defense Logistics Department can also rest assured that their logistics system is efficient and timely and will not be attacked by hackers. The platform has many benefits and is even applied to the space field. As space becomes increasingly crowded, we realize that all satellites, space-related remote sensing technologies, and air traffic control technologies are very important. It can share data from various countries in a timely manner through an independent and related ledger technology to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the data.

In short, because blockchain distributed digital ledger technology can ensure the security of all transactions, when direct communication is hindered, blockchain technology will securely publish information through all nodes, allowing the military to contact the command system even under very difficult circumstances.

Companies interested in applying to participate in the program can do so at any time, but there may be restrictions on the time their applications are included.