Persistent Systems, a developer of mobile networking solutions for commercial and military UAV, UGVs and robotics, has made its Cloud Relay™ Virtual Hub Router available on Microsoft Azure, enabling seamless access to a unified networking capability.
Previously available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), this expansion to Microsoft Azure extends cloud connectivity, creating a globally distributed network to support DoD and allied operations.
With this development, Persistent Systems will be able to support up to 60 global regions, enabling broader accessibility for international operations and faster cloud-based integration.
As the DoD moves toward low-cost, attritable systems and seeks to avoid vendor lock, Cloud Relay provides a transport-layer solution needed to integrate diverse platforms and partners.
The ability to deploy globally and access the cloud across multiple regions helps forces maintain situational awareness, streamline decision-making, and coordinate operations in real time. This ensures personnel are equipped to respond rapidly, countering emerging threats anywhere in the world.
Cloud Relay has previously been used in major exercises such as PC-C5 and Valiant Shield 2024, as part of the MANET-Cloud High Mobility Radio (MCHMR) solution. This supports Agile Combat Employment (ACE) for rapid deployment across land and sea.
Unlike traditional networks, which have single points of failure, MCHMR, leveraging Cloud Relay, delivers resilient connectivity even in RF-denied or degraded environments while forces move rapidly. Cloud Relay integrates multiple transport methods, such as satellite, cellular, fiber, and government datalinks, allowing all services to access, share, and act on sensor and shooter data through a unified network.
Vice President of Business Capture for the Air Force at Persistent Systems, stated, “Cloud Relay is increasingly requested and integrated into customer solutions because it has moved beyond just providing Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) connectivity.
“It now serves as a highly resilient and secure Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), enabling rapid global deployment and a global fabric of connectivity by uniting all sensors, shooters, warfighters, and devices in real time.
“With Cloud Relay and MCHMR, acting as the switchboard that unites the Air Force, Army, and Marines onto a single operating picture, they can seamlessly coordinate across vast distances, integrate low-cost attritable systems, and make decisions faster, transforming how they operate.
“Ultimately, the network is what communicates to weapon systems when and where they should launch.”
