Persistent Systems Expands Cloud Relay™ to Microsoft Azure, to unlock Global Distributed Networking for Joint Operations

Company enables faster decision-making, integrated operations, and reduced kill chains across battlefield

Persistent Systems, LLC (“Persistent”), a leader in mobile networking solutions, announced today that its Cloud Relay™ Virtual Hub Router is now available on Microsoft Azure, expanding from its previous availability on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This expansion enables seamless access to a unified networking capability, unlocking multiple gateways to global distributed operations for the Department of Defense (DoD) and allied forces.

“Cloud Relay is increasingly requested and integrated into customer solutions because it has moved beyond just providing Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) connectivity,” said Adrien Robenhymer, Vice President of Business Capture for the Air Force at Persistent Systems. “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.”

Previously, Cloud Relay has been operationalized and used during major exercises such as PC-C5 and Valiant Shield 2024, as part of the MANET-Cloud High Mobility Radio (MCHMR) solution, which supports Agile Combat Employment (ACE) for rapid deployment across land and sea.

“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,” said Robenhymer.

While traditional networks have single points of failure, MCHMR, utilizing Cloud Relay, ensures resilient connectivity in RF-denied and degraded environments, even as forces rapidly move operations. Providing the backbone for MCHMR, Cloud Relay unites various transport mechanisms – satellite, cellular, fiber, and government datalinks – to ensure that all services can extract, share, and act on sensor and shooter data from a unified network.

The ability to deploy globally and access the cloud across multiple regions ensures that forces maintain situational awareness, shorten the kill chain, and synchronize operations in real time, giving warfighters a ‘fight tonight’ capability to counter emerging threats anywhere in the world.

“Ultimately, the network is what communicates to weapon systems when and where they should launch,” Robhenhymer added.

With the expansion to Microsoft Azure, Persistent Systems will be able to support up to 60 global regions, providing 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 delivers the transport-layer solution necessary to integrate diverse platforms and partners.

Persistent Systems will showcase its Cloud Relay capabilities at the AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Booth #135, in National Harbor, Maryland, at the Gaylord Convention Center from September 22–24.

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About Persistent Systems, LLC

Persistent Systems, LLC is a global Defense Tech provider of mobile networking solutions for military, first responder, government, and commercial markets. We engineer our Wave Relay® MANET and Cloud Relay™ technology to transmit voice, video, and situational awareness under the most difficult conditions. Through the Wave Relay® Ecosystem, an alliance of industry-leading companies, Persistent unites warfighters, UGVs, UAVs, sensors, cameras, and devices on a common network. Persistent was founded in 2007 and has offices in New York City, Colorado, North Carolina, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. 