Mission-grade RF communications planning — built by military communications specialists, for the operators who need it most.
AETHER is a self-contained, browser-based RF planning suite that lets your S6 staff build, visualise, and brief a complete communications architecture — PACE frequencies, net plans, EW threat analysis, and equipment fill cards — in a single deployable file. No server. No cloud. No dependencies.
Most tactical units still plan their radio nets in Excel, manage CEOI in Word documents, and visualise their network architecture on whiteboards. AETHER was built to fix that.
Not for the procurement office.
AETHER was developed by operational CIS specialists with experience in NATO, EU, and bilateral communications planning. Every field, every workflow, every label reflects real S6 practice — not theoretical RF engineering.
A single, self-contained HTML file with no external dependencies and no data exfiltration risk. AETHER runs on NATO BICES, national SECRET intranets, air-gapped CIS networks, and any device with a modern browser — without installation, administrator rights, or internet access.
AETHER is one of the only planning tools to integrate Electronic Warfare threat analysis directly into the frequency plan. Position known jammer systems on the map, run a J/S calculation, and see exactly which links are at risk — before the mission starts.
From first node creation to printed frequency card, the entire planning-to-briefing cycle stays in AETHER. The F6 briefing overlay gives you a clean, presenter-ready mission communications summary — without leaving the tool or touching PowerPoint.
Model real-world communications architectures with multiple simultaneous nets — CMD, LOG, FIRES, ISR, MEDEVAC — each with their own PACE frequencies, net control stations, and member entities, visualised as cloud hub nodes on the network diagram.
AETHER is freely available to all Allied units and partner nations. Modify it for your unit's specific SOPs, share improvements back to the community, and deploy it without licensing fees or vendor lock-in.
A complete planning workflow from network architecture to field distribution — integrated in one file.
Assign Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency frequencies independently to communication links and radio nets. The PACE tab tracks role completion across every link with automatic alerting for missing roles.
Radio nets (CMD NET, LOG NET, FIRES NET, ISR NET…) are modelled as cloud hub nodes in the network diagram, each carrying their own PACE frequency plan independent from point-to-point link frequencies.
AETHER includes a library of 40+ known jammer systems — including the R-330Zh Zhitel, Krasukha-4, RB-341V Leer-3, and commercial COTS jammers — with open-source specifications for planning purposes.
Place threat circles on the operational map, set the jamming radius and affected bands, and AETHER automatically identifies which of your links and nets fall within the threat envelope.
AETHER generates a complete Communications-Electronics Operating Instructions document in NATO format directly from your plan data. No re-typing. No copy-paste errors. The same frequencies you planned are the ones that go into the CEOI.
Printable frequency fill cards are formatted for field distribution — one card per link, with all PACE roles, COMSEC parameters, and equipment listed in a clean, print-ready layout.
Every planning function in a single file — no switching between tools.
Logarithmic spectrum visualisation of all 14 carriers. Jammed scenario chips for VHF JAMMED, GPS DENIED, SATCOM DENIED, FULL SPECTRUM.
Frequency assignment grid per link × carrier. Signal margin badge (dB). COMSEC key identifier per carrier. One view for the entire plan.
Carrier and equipment cards with JAM RISK, RANGE, DATA RATE, DISCRETION tactical ratings. Equipment (MEANS) manager — add and edit hardware/software.
Risk table for all links: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW. Identifies no-carrier links, range exceedances, jammed carriers, missing coordinates. Filter and acknowledge.
Assign Primary / Alternate / Contingency / Emergency roles per carrier per link. Completeness indicator. PACE drill tracking. Now also per radio net.
24h, 7-day, monthly, yearly availability planning. Calendar events: Crypto Change, PACE Drill, Maintenance, Exercise. Navigate by date.
Graph-theory single point of failure analysis. Betweenness centrality, articulation point detection, fragile link identification. Colour-coded node risk cards.
Interactive Leaflet geospatial map. Entity markers, link risk lines, EW threat circles, elevation profile along any link. Multiple dark tile layers.
Consolidated alert panel across all tabs. No-carrier, jammed, range exceeded, missing coordinates, threat coverage. ACK system with persistence.
EW threat library: 40+ systems (RU, CN, US, COTS). J/S calculator: Jammer EIRP, threat distance, required J/S ratio. Per-carrier jamming result.
Pre-mission task checklists per link and per node. Custom items. Global progress indicator. Completion percentage per card.
Printable frequency cards per link. NATO CEOI export (plain text, selectable classification). A/B scenario compare. Print-ready CSS layout.
Interactive SVG diagram: nodes, bezier link curves, cloud hub net nodes, flux animation, ego-network highlight, drag & drop layout, resilience panel, export PNG/SVG/PDF.
F6 full-screen briefing overlay: KPIs, frequency cards, PACE summary, active threats, alert count. Print-ready. Present directly from the tool.
AETHER is a single self-contained HTML file. No installation, no admin rights, no network connection required after initial load.
For the first time, our S6 had the full PACE plan, the EW threat overlay, the network diagram, and the frequency fill cards all linked to the same data. We briefed directly from the tool. No PowerPoint, no Excel, no last-minute errors.
From individual unit deployment to enterprise-wide rollout with training and customisation support.
For NATO allied forces and partner nations. Includes customisation support, unit onboarding, and dedicated documentation.
For Ministry of Defence procurement. Full source code transfer, technical documentation, and integration support for defence digital programmes.
Contact AETHER for a live demonstration, a trial deployment on your network, or to discuss integration with your national CIS infrastructure.