The force-level variant of the Navy's afloat enterprise system is "not survivable in a cyber-contested environment," according to the director of operational test and evaluation's latest report released Jan. 24. Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) is the service's program of record that manages C4ISR networks, applications, systems and services. CANES has three variants: a unit-level variant for small ships, a force-level variant for larger ships and a submarine variant. "The force-level CANES variant is not survivable," the report...
