Q-Net Security Secures a SBIR Phase III IDIQ Contract with the U.S. Air Force to Protect Tactical Edge Communications

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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 19, 2025--

Q-Net Security, who is pioneering the field of silicon-based cybersecurity, has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force to help develop technologies and requirements aimed at securing communications at the tactical edge — where reliability, speed, and resilience are mission-critical.

Q-Net’s work under this contract will focus on deploying technologies developed in a SBIR Phase II to refine tactical edge communication capabilities for airborne wide-area networks, wide-band air-to-air links, and mobile ad hoc networks. Deliverables under this contract will enable Tactical Key Management encryption abilities to test real-time trusted communications to the tactical edge in support of our Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment ( ACE ) operations.

“This contract reflects the Air Force’s commitment to supporting the American warfighters with next-generation secure communications solutions,” said John Pyrovolakis, CEO of Q-Net Security.

“As threats that disrupt military operations rise — fueled by advances in quantum computing and artificial intelligence — securing military communications has never been more important. We believe our unique, silicon-based approach provides the strength and simplicity our warfighters need — and we’re dedicated to getting this resilient solution to them.”

About Q-Net Security:

Q-Net Security, based in St. Louis, Missouri, delivers silicon-based cybersecurity to secure data in transit for defense, critical infrastructure, and enterprise networks. Its devices operate as finite-state machines in silicon—with no software stack, operating system, or remote reprogramming—removing common attack surfaces while complementing existing protections. Q-Net devices safeguard mission-critical defense applications where reliability and resilience are paramount. Designed as drop-in solutions, they also protect legacy systems across energy, pipelines, rail, and utilities that are otherwise difficult to secure with software-only approaches.

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Q-Net Security

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KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA MISSOURI

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DEFENSE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS MILITARY NETWORKS HARDWARE

SOURCE: Q-Net Security

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