Impact of the Introduction of Telemetry Scrambling at Navy RDT&E Ranges

Abstract

Encryption of telemetry signals has been made practical by introduction of microcircuit technology. Introduction of such encryption adds electrical and mechanical complexity at both ends and requires additional procedures and time. Working with prototypes of such equipment, the Naval Weapons Center has gained experience in the use of such devices and the procedures required to introduce the added equipment to the physical systems and the handling of the devices and the data produced.