Government & Defense
Real-time visibility, communications, and control for defense, federal, and aerospace environments.
From base security and remote monitoring to mission operations, tactical communications, and aerospace systems, organizations rely on video to observe, coordinate, and respond. Wowza provides the infrastructure that connects cameras, drones, sensors, and field systems into a reliable media backbone across on-premises, air-gapped, hybrid, and edge deployments.
The Media Backbone for Defense and Government Operations
Deploy & Authenticate
Run fully offline on classified and air-gapped networks
Defense deployments can’t phone home. Wowza’s disconnected license model requires internet connectivity only for initial validation, then operates fully offline, indefinitely, on any network.
- Classified and air-gapped on-premises deployments
- Containerized Kubernetes clusters on sovereign infrastructure
- Forward-deployed edge sites with no persistent connectivity
- Tactical and closed military networks
- RTSP, MPEG-TS, SRT, WebRTC, UDP
Deploy streaming infrastructure on networks that have never touched the public internet.
Ingest & Process
Handle the video formats military and government hardware actually produces.
Defense video arrives over non-standard protocols with embedded operational metadata. Wowza ingests and normalizes the full range — from drone hardware to space-based encoders — without requiring rip-and-replace field equipment.
- MPEG-TS with embedded KLV geospatial metadata
- SRT and RTSP from drone and UAS hardware
- VP8, H.264, and H.265 across mixed codec environments
- IP surveillance cameras and ONVIF-discoverable devices
- Custom metadata pipelines via Java module extensibility
Normalize diverse operational video sources into a unified, mission-ready layer.
Control & Deliver
Automate operations and deliver at the latency active missions require.
There is no one available to troubleshoot a stream failure on an unreachable classified network. Wowza is built for fully API-driven stream management and delivers video at the latency floor that operational decision-making demands.
- Full REST API for stream management and configuration
- Sub-second WebRTC delivery for operator displays and launch control
- HLS, LL-HLS, and DASH for broader program distribution
- Webhook output for downstream alerting and incident systems
- Scriptable stream rebuild and automated health monitoring
Built for environments where human intervention during an active operation isn’t an option.
Base and Perimeter Security
Tactical and Drone Operations
Mission Control and Space Operations
Federal ISR and FMV Programs
Emergency Response and Public Safety
Training, Simulation, and Secure Briefing
Air-Gapped Deployment Without Compromise
Operate in the most restricted network environments.
- Disconnected licensing with no cloud dependency after activation
- Full functionality on networks isolated from public internet
- Validated on classified on-premises and containerized architectures
Protocol and Format Flexibility
Accept the video your sensors and hardware actually produce.
- MPEG-TS with KLV metadata preserved through the transcode pipeline
- SRT, RTSP, and UDP from military drone and field hardware
- Mixed codec support across legacy and modern deployments
API-First Control for Lean Field Teams
Automate every layer of streaming without human intervention.
- Full REST API for stream management and configuration deployment
- Scriptable failover and automated health checks
- Webhook output for integration with existing operational systems
Deployment Flexibility Across Any Hardware Profile
Support edge, on-premises, and containerized architectures.
- Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm for containerized government environments
- Bare metal Linux for classified physical servers
- Multiple instances across geographically distributed sites
Built for Secure, Reliable Defense Video Infrastructure
Defense and government programs depend on streaming infrastructure that works in environments no commercial platform was designed for. Wowza enables defense primes, government integrators, and federal agencies to deploy mission-critical video on classified networks, automate stream operations, and deliver at the reliability active programs demand.
Deploying Wowza in Defense and Government Environments
Defense programs require streaming infrastructure that fits inside existing classified architectures. Wowza functions as the ingest, processing, and distribution layer between operational video sources and mission platforms.
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