Information security

Boeing to provide information security and cryptography for arsenal of Minuteman III nuclear missiles

U.S. Air Force strategic weapons experts needed encryption and information security for the nation's fleet of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). They found their solution from the Boeing. Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in Layton, Utah.

Officials of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's ICBM contracting division at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, announced a $22.6 million order to Boeing on Thursday for ICBM Cryptography Upgrade Increment II (ICU II) production.

This modification exercises production lot 2, option 1 and provides the government 54 A-4 drawers, Air Force officials say. This effort supports Minuteman III nuclear missile continuous signal lockout, remote code change, and irreversible transform capabilities in the A4 drawer programmer group of the launch facility.