http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html?mod=yhoofront

All I can say is Wow, just Wow. Going from their statements this system is a decade old, probably older. Even then basically every military communication was encrypted. So my only question is why was a system allowed to be installed without an encryption mechanism to secure all transmission? I just really can’t believe they thought security through obscurity would work here. How is it this wasn’t caught by our own test teams? Or rather was it caught a long time ago and no one decided to fix it? Perhaps it was one of those ‘well they would only be able to see what the drone is looking at so it’s not a problem’ type of statement. I don’t question military spending often; however, this system I have to now chalk up on the MASSIVE FAILURE list. Even when they put encryption in place (which I only have to assume is already done, or at least should be) the fact it wasn’t designed and implemented with it on the video feed is not excusable and should have NEVER been allowed.

UPDATE: Ha, well that was rather fast. The Govt. has put out a reply saying this is all taken care of (which I assumed it was). Regardless of their ‘excuses’ this should never have happened. Again, security through obscurity is not a true solution. LINK