In 1984, NSF funding for the Computer Science Network led to the split of ARPANET into MILNET for unclassified military traffic, and ARPANET for research and nonmilitary use.
Military internet interface and analogue.
MILitary NETwork. Originally part of the ARPANET, MILNET was partitioned in 1984 to make it possible for military installations to have reliable network service, while the ARPANET continued to be used for research. See DDN. [Source: RFC1208
Originally part of Arpanet, Milnet was partitioned in 1984 to make it possible for military installations to have a reliable network service while the Arpanet continued to be used for research. Under normal circumstances, Milnet is part of the Internet.
Military Network: A network used for unclassified military production applications. It is part of the Internet.
DOD's (Department of Defense) network.
Military Network. Unclassified portion of the DDN. Operated and maintained by the DISA. See also DDN and DISA.
MILitary NETwork. Originally part of the ARPANET, MILNET was partitioned in 1984 to establish a reliable network service for military installations while continuing to use ARPANET for research.
In computer networking, MILNET was the name given to the part of the ARPANET internetwork designated for unclassified United States Department of Defense traffic.