Patricia Friar
Jun 24, 2026
Kinnami Milestones & Updates—June 2026
The first half of 2026 has been an exciting period for Kinnami as we continue to demonstrate how resilient data infrastructure can help organizations maintain operational continuity when networks become degraded, intermittent, or unavailable.
Over the past several months, our team has participated in NATO exercises and technology evaluations across Europe, expanded strategic partnerships, engaged with defense leaders at SOF Week, and continued advancing Kinnami AmiShare® for mission-critical applications spanning defense, autonomy, and critical infrastructure.
As autonomous systems, AI, and distributed operations become increasingly important, one reality has become clear: mission success depends not only on connectivity, but on ensuring that trusted data reaches the right people and systems at the right time.
NATO Demonstrations and International Testing
This spring, Kinnami participated in multiple NATO technology demonstrations and testing activities as part of our ongoing involvement with NATO through our NATO DIANA accelerator program membership.
These events provided opportunities to evaluate Kinnami AmiShare in realistic operational environments alongside allied nations, military stakeholders, and fellow innovators. The testing focused on challenges that increasingly define modern operations:
Distributed autonomous systems
Coalition interoperability
Data sharing across heterogeneous networks
Operations in degraded, intermittent, and contested communications environments
Resilient decision support at the tactical edge
The feedback from operators, military evaluators, and partner organizations continues to reinforce the importance of a data-centric approach to resilience. While communications networks remain essential, maintaining mission continuity ultimately depends on ensuring that critical information survives disruptions and reaches the systems and operators that need it most,
SOF Week 2026: Building Partnerships for the Operational Edge
May brought one of the defense community's most important events—SOF Week in Tampa, Florida.
As part of the NATO DIANA exhibit, the Kinnami leadership team met with military operators, program leaders, technology partners, and industry innovators focused on solving some of the most challenging operational problems facing modern defense organizations.
SOF Week provided an excellent opportunity to showcase how Kinnami AmiShare supports:
Distributed command and control
Autonomous and unmanned systems
Coalition operations
Secure information sharing
Mission continuity in DDIL environments
The conversations throughout the week reinforced a common theme: as organizations deploy more sensors, autonomous platforms, and AI-enabled systems, the ability to move trusted data across diverse networks is becoming a foundational mission requirement.
Strengthening the Ecosystem Through Strategic Joint Solutions
Innovation rarely happens in isolation.
At SOF Week, Kinnami highlighted several collaborative initiatives designed to bring together complementary technologies that strengthen operational resilience.
Kinnami + Enigma Net
Kinnami and Enigma Net introduced a joint capability focused on combining resilient networking with resilient data infrastructure. Together, the companies help mission teams maintain trusted data, predictable connectivity, and operational continuity across complex and degraded environments. The partnership brings together Kinnami's distributed mission data synchronization capabilities with Enigma's resilient networking and connectivity technologies to support operations across air, maritime, land, space, and cloud environments. Interested? Take a look at the Joint Solution Brief.
Project Talent: Advancing Maritime and Autonomous Systems Testing
Kinnami is also participating in Project Talent, an initiative proposed as part of Plymouth, UK's SmartSound program.
Project Talent aims to establish an innovative resilient 5G communications environment that supports operational testing and verification of multi-domain autonomous systems operating at sea and in littoral environments. The initiative brings together communications, autonomy, and data technologies to create a world-class environment for evaluating future defense autonomy capabilities. Kinnami AmiShare™ will provide the secure data mesh layer, enabling trusted data sharing, prioritized replication, and resilient synchronization across multiple communications channels.
The project reflects a growing international recognition that future autonomous operations require more than connectivity alone—they require resilient data infrastructure capable of maintaining mission information despite changing network conditions. Want to know more?? Download the overview brief
New White Paper: If We Have a Mesh Network, Why Do We Need Kinnami AmiShare®?
One question we hear frequently is:
"If I already have a mesh network, why do I need a data mesh?"
To answer that question, we recently published a new six-page white paper:
If We Have a Mesh Network, Why Do We Need Kinnami AmiShare®?
The paper explores the critical distinction between moving packets and assuring data delivery.
While mesh networks help establish communications paths, they do not inherently guarantee that mission-critical information will survive disruptions, synchronize across systems, or remain available when operators need it most.
The white paper examines how Kinnami AmiShare® complements existing communications infrastructure by providing:
Data survivability
Persistent synchronization
Policy-based data sharing
Multi-network operation
Mission continuity in DDIL environments
For organizations deploying autonomous systems, edge AI, sensors, and distributed operations, understanding the difference between network resilience and data resilience is becoming increasingly important.
Download the white paper and learn why resilient data infrastructure is the next step beyond connectivity.
Looking Ahead
As we enter the second half of 2026, Kinnami remains focused on advancing resilient data infrastructure for defense, autonomy, coalition operations, and critical infrastructure.
From NATO demonstrations and operational exercises to new partnerships and technology deployments, we continue to see growing demand for solutions that help organizations maintain trusted data and operational continuity in increasingly complex environments.
We appreciate the support of our customers, partners, advisors, and the broader innovation community.
The future of connected operations isn't just about connecting systems.
It's about ensuring that critical data is available when missions depend on it.
Thank you for following our journey.
— The Kinnami Team
Check out our latest blog: From Connectivity to Data Assurance: How Kinnami AmiShare® Keeps Critical Data Moving in DDIL Environments