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KY-58   VINSON
Voice encryption unit - this page is a stub - wanted item

TSEC/KY-58 is a wide-band secure voice (WBSV) encryption unit, developed in the mid-1970s by the US National Security Agency (NSA) as replacement for NESTOR cryptographic products like the KY-38. Part of the VINSON family of devices it was used by the US Air Force. The KY-58 can be seen as the airborne version of the KY-57.

➤ More about KY-57


Specifications
KY-58
KY-58M
  • Device
    Modernized version of KY-58
  • Purpose
    Drop-in replacement for KY-58
  • Model
    KY-58M
  • Years
    2014-2021
  • NSN
    5810-01-617-4669
  • Manufacturer
    Raytheon
Documentation
  1. CSESD-14
    Communications Security Equipment System Document for TSEC/KY-57/58
    NSA, July 1984. Unclassified parts only. #CM303091/C.

  2. VINSON equipment test procedure
    Applicable to KY-57, HYX-57, HYP-57 and KY-58.
    NSA, date unknown. Unclassified parts only. #CM303091/E.
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