CANES-Intell

The CANES Intell program, as detailed in Budget Line Item 2925, is the Navy's designated solution for modernizing and consolidating afloat network infrastructure to support information warfare and digital operations at the tactical edge. The program's primary objective is to replace legacy networks across Navy platforms including surface combatants, submarines, combat logistics force vessels, maritime operations centers, and Aegis Ashore sites with a cyber-hardened, resilient hardware and software infrastructure.

This modernization effort is essential for maintaining operational readiness, mitigating cybersecurity threats, and ensuring the integrity and availability of mission-critical information systems in increasingly contested environments. CANES Intell provides a unified network infrastructure supporting multiple security enclaves: Unclassified, Coalition, Secret, and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The system delivers comprehensive services such as application hosting, data transport and storage, system management, cybersecurity, email, web, chat, collaboration, and voice/video communications.

By consolidating disparate legacy networks into a single engineered solution, CANES drives affordability and lifecycle efficiencies, streamlining acquisition, contracting, sustainment, and training efforts across the Fleet. The program leverages Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware and software and incorporates industry best practices, including DevSecOps methodologies, to enable rapid upgrades and maintain technological relevance.

The CANES-Afloat 5G010/5G777 MIP line item addresses procurement and installation of CANES units for afloat platforms. Funding supports the acquisition of initial CANES Afloat units, Afloat Technical Insertion (TI) units, and Ashore TI units. Integration and installation costs are covered for both initial CANES Afloat units and Afloat TI units procured in the previous fiscal year. These procurements are synchronized with ship modernization windows and the program's capacity to deliver and install systems, ensuring timely deployment to mitigate obsolescence and address evolving cybersecurity requirements.

The CANES - Ashore Technical Insertion line item focuses on refreshing and upgrading previously installed Maritime Operation Centers (MOC) and shore-based sites. Technical Insertion funds are allocated for programmed refresh units, with installation activities scheduled for the following fiscal year. The program includes recurring costs for hardware procurement, installation, production support, and design service agent activities, ensuring that shore sites remain aligned with afloat network capabilities and benefit from the same cyber-hardened infrastructure and lifecycle efficiencies.

CANES Intell supports a wide array of hosted mission applications, including Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Information Operations, Logistics, and Business domains. Programs such as Distributed Common Ground System-Navy, Global Command and Control System-Maritime, Naval Tactical Command Support System, and Undersea Warfare Decision Support System now rely on CANES for network hosting and sustainment, rather than maintaining independent hardware solutions. This integration is facilitated by the CANES Application Integration effort, which provides common governance, testing, and compatibility assurance for hosted applications.

Continuous Capability Delivery (CCD) is a core objective of the program, enabling regular technical updates and modular Cyber Threat Upgrades (CTUs) to address rapidly evolving cyber threats and operational demands. The program is structured to incorporate emerging technologies such as cloud computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in future iterations, ensuring that the Navy's tactical networks remain resilient and competitive. The use of a Multi Award Contract (MAC) with multiple vendors supports flexible, timely procurement and installation across diverse fleet concentration areas.

The goals and objectives of the CANES Intell line item are to ensure the Navy's tactical networks are modern, secure, interoperable, and capable of supporting current and future operational requirements. The program's funding profile is aligned with Department of Defense directives to remove end-of-life operating systems, replace obsolete hardware, and sustain C4ISR functionality, interoperability, and maintainability. By consolidating network infrastructure and delivering continuous upgrades, CANES Intell is foundational to the Navy's digital transformation and information warfare readiness.