by ongoing and planned C4ISR systems programs, Information Technology modernization initiatives and advanced weapons platforms.
[1][citation needed] All command and control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, information technology and weapons systems that rely upon cryptography for the provision of assured confidentiality, integrity, and authentication services will become a part of this long-term undertaking.
The Cryptographic Modernization program is a tightly integrated partnership between the NSA, the military departments, operational commands, defense agencies, the Joint Staff, federal government entities and industry.
It will exploit new and emerging technologies, provide advanced enabling infrastructure capabilities, and at the same time, modernize legacy devices that are now operationally employed.
[3] The modernized devices that are being built usually include the ability to add to or replace the current algorithms as firmware updates as newer ones become available.