IronClad Secure Flight Controller

Asymmetric Technologies has developed a cybersecure, open-architecture unmanned aerial system (UAS) flight controller called the IronClad Secure Flight Controller (SFC). IronClad was developed to provide UAS manufacturers and users with a platform-agnostic controller that includes embedded cybersecurity absent in current open-hardware flight controller systems while still allowing the use of cutting-edge, non-proprietary, open-source flight control software. IronClad reduces the risk of successful cyberattacks on Department of Defense (DoD) UAS by ensuring secure communication and control with operators, secure surveillance telemetry streams, and on-board hardware security to prevent unauthorized access of data if the UAS is lost or stolen. Included with IronClad is an American-made, cutting-edge computer module to allow for onboard processing along with an expansion port for NVIDIA Jetson TX2 modules or similar external processors. In this Phase II project, Asymmetric will develop a requirements document, perform a feasibility analysis, further develop, integrate, and successfully demonstrate and deliver IronClad systems on a minimum of three (3) operationally relevant Small Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS) platforms for the United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).