Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification Program by Tonex
The Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification Program by Tonex prepares professionals to protect unmanned aircraft systems against cyber threats, electromagnetic interference, spectrum disruption, electronic warfare, navigation attacks, and communications degradation. Participants examine UAS architectures, command and control pathways, datalinks, navigation services, payload interfaces, ground control environments, spectrum dependencies, and mission-critical information flows from a resilience perspective.
The program emphasizes cybersecurity considerations across airborne, ground, network, and communications components. Participants learn how cybersecurity weaknesses can affect command integrity, telemetry confidentiality, navigation trust, payload operations, and mission availability. They also evaluate how cyber incidents may combine with electronic warfare effects to disrupt UAS operations and compromise mission continuity.
A practical training approach includes exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of processes and documentation used in UAS cyber and EW resilience projects. Participants develop the technical judgment needed to assess threats, strengthen spectrum resilience, protect mission-critical functions, coordinate cyber and EW defenses, and support secure UAS operations in contested electromagnetic environments.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this certification program, participants will be able to
- Analyze UAS architectures, mission systems, communications pathways, and cyber-EW dependencies.
- Assess electronic warfare threats affecting UAS command, navigation, telemetry, and payload functions.
- Evaluate jamming, interference, spoofing, denial, deception, and spectrum-congestion risks.
- Develop resilient approaches for UAS communications, positioning, navigation, timing, and mission continuity.
- Apply cybersecurity principles to protect UAS networks, datalinks, software interfaces, control environments, and operational data.
- Assess cyber-EW interactions and their impact on mission assurance, availability, integrity, and operational resilience.
- Develop risk-informed resilience strategies supporting UAS operations in contested electromagnetic environments.
Audience
- UAS and UAV Engineers
- Cybersecurity Professionals
- Electronic Warfare Engineers
- Spectrum Management Professionals
- UAS Security Specialists
- RF and Communications Engineers
- Counter-UAS Professionals
- Mission Assurance Professionals
- Defense Systems Engineers
- Command and Control Specialists
- UAS Program Managers
- Systems Integration Professionals
- Defense and Aerospace Technical Leaders
Program Modules
Module 1: UAS Cybersecurity Architecture and Threat Environment
- UAS system-of-systems architecture and trust boundaries
- Air vehicle, payload, ground, and network interfaces
- Command and control cybersecurity attack surfaces
- Telemetry and mission-data exposure pathways
- UAS software, firmware, and configuration vulnerabilities
- Cyber threat actors, capabilities, and operational objectives
- Mission consequences of compromised UAS components
Module 2: Electronic Warfare Threats Against UAS
- Electromagnetic spectrum dependencies of UAS operations
- Radio frequency interference and intentional jamming
- Command and control link disruption mechanisms
- Global Navigation Satellite System spoofing and jamming
- Electronic deception and false signal generation
- Direction finding and signal exploitation threats
- Cyber-electromagnetic convergence in contested operations
Module 3: Resilient UAS Communications and Datalinks
- UAS communications architecture and link dependencies
- Primary and alternate command link strategies
- Frequency agility and adaptive waveform concepts
- Link authentication, encryption, and integrity protection
- Anti-jam communications and interference tolerance
- Datalink availability and degradation management
- Communications recovery and continuity mechanisms
Module 4: Navigation Integrity and Spectrum Resilience
- Positioning, navigation, and timing dependencies
- Navigation spoofing detection and integrity monitoring
- Alternative navigation and timing reference concepts
- Spectrum monitoring and interference characterization
- Electromagnetic compatibility considerations for UAS platforms
- Spectrum availability and operational risk assessment
- Navigation continuity under degraded signal conditions
Module 5: Cyber-EW Risk and Mission Assurance
- Integrated cyber and electronic warfare risk assessment
- Mission-critical function and dependency identification
- Threat likelihood and operational impact characterization
- Resilience requirements and mission assurance criteria
- Failure propagation across interconnected UAS functions
- Risk prioritization and resilience decision processes
- Cyber-EW security documentation and assurance evidence
Module 6: UAS Mission Continuity and Recovery
- Mission continuity requirements for degraded environments
- Detecting cyber and electromagnetic operational anomalies
- Incident classification and operational impact assessment
- Command authority and contingency decision processes
- Communications and navigation recovery priorities
- Post-incident system integrity and trust restoration
- Lessons learned and resilience improvement documentation
Exam Domains
- UAS Security Foundations and Attack Surfaces
- Electromagnetic Threat Characterization and Analysis
- Secure Command, Control, and Data Exchange
- Positioning, Navigation, Timing, and Spectrum Protection
- Integrated Cyber-Electromagnetic Risk Management
- Operational Resilience, Recovery, and Mission Assurance
Course Delivery
The Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification Program by Tonex is delivered through instructor-led lectures, interactive technical discussions, hands-on workshops, structured exercises, and project-based learning facilitated by experienced UAS, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, RF, and mission assurance professionals. Participants examine technical readings, operational scenarios, threat assessments, architecture examples, case studies, and supporting tools relevant to UAS cyber and EW resilience.
The program incorporates a practical training approach that includes exercises, real-world case studies, and examples of processes and documentation used in UAS cyber and EW resilience projects. This approach connects cybersecurity, spectrum engineering, electronic warfare, mission assurance, and operational continuity concepts with practical UAS engineering and security activities.
Assessment and Certification
Participants are assessed through quizzes, technical assignments, scenario-based evaluations, structured exercises, and a capstone project addressing UAS cyber and electronic warfare resilience. Assessments evaluate the participant’s ability to identify vulnerabilities, analyze spectrum and electronic warfare threats, assess operational consequences, determine resilience requirements, and recommend technically appropriate mission continuity measures.
Upon successful completion of the training requirements and certification examination, participants will receive the Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification from Tonex.
Question Types
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Scenario-based Questions
Passing Criteria
To pass the Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification Training exam, candidates must achieve a score of 70% or higher.
Strengthen your ability to protect unmanned aircraft systems against evolving cybersecurity threats, electronic warfare effects, spectrum disruption, navigation attacks, and communications degradation. Enroll in the Certified UAS Cyber & EW Resilience Professional (CUCERP) Certification Program by Tonex and build the technical expertise needed to support resilient, secure, and mission-ready UAS operations in increasingly contested electromagnetic environments.