Mercury Systems: 2.5-Inch 1TB SATA BuiltSECURE TRRUST-Stor SSD

Mercury Systems, Inc. announcedits BuiltSECURE TRRUST-Stor SSD featuring fast SATA and NVMe interfaces to a host computing system.

This secure SSD product marries 1TB of industrial-grade MLC NAND flash with the company’s ARMOR 4 NAND processor. With a compact, military-hardened 2.5-inch form factor enclosure, the firm’s new design architecture sustains 1GB/s read and write operations in environmentally rugged military applications without sacrificing security.

Defense electronics incorporate numerous sensor systems for real-time data collection. As more of these sensor systems are deployed in military platforms, each system is also tasked with storing larger volumes of data per unit of time. These rich data streams must be stored for off-line analysis where the smallest signals of military interest must be discerned. However, continuous high-speed operation in thermally and mechanically stressful military environments places a demand on storage devices to operate without interruption for extended periods of time. Further complicating this scenario, these systems also require stronge encryption technology to ensure robust data protection in the event of enemy capture.

“Having perfected the implementation of security in a commercial SSD purpose-built for the defense industry, we have now expanded the breadth of our secure SSD portfolio to address applications appropriate for MLC flash memory technology without compromising the integrity of highly valuable data,” said Iain Mackie, VP and GM, microelectronics secure solutions group, Mercury. “Today, defense prime contractors and our nation’s warfighters can leverage our most affordable, battle-tested BuiltSECURE technology for their most sophisticated defense electronics systems.“

Conventional SSD devices, with bolt-on security solutions adapted for military applications, rely upon commercial-grade NAND flash memory paired with mass-produced SD controllers of foreign origin. Upon exposure to the extremes in temperature common to military environments, these devices throttle down data transfer rates, thus compromising mission success. In contrast, the company’s secure SSD for heavy-duty R/W operation is precision engineered to deliver sustainable, high-speed data transfers over an industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. Furthermore,

The product was designed to operate during the extreme mechanical shock and vibration conditions encountered in military deployments. As with all of the company’s commercial SSD devices, customers selecting the TRRUST-Stor product can rest assured that its BuiltSECURE technology has received FIPS 197 certification of compliance to the advanced encryption standard with 256 bit keys in the XTS block cipher mode (AES-256 XTS).

The company’s resolute commitment to security extends beyond product design and into the cadence of its daily operations. Its entire portfolio of digital microelectronic solutions are designed and manufactured in a Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) – accredited facility for design, packaging, test and broker services. The firm’s dedication to excellence in all aspects of industrial security has been recognized with several of its facilities having received a superior rating from the Defense Security Service (DSS).

The company’s application engineering team demystifies the implementation of security for complex military applications.