Cubic's Tactical Common Data Link Completes First Payload Flight Test Aboard Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout

(SAN DIEGO, Calif. - August 20, 2008) - Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corporation (Amex: CUB), announced today that its Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) performed successfully during the U.S. Navy's payload flight test of Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV).

Cubic's TCDL successfully transmitted and received video streaming data during a low altitude payload test of the MQ-8B VTUAV. The test took place at Webster Field, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and represents an important first step toward shipboard integration and testing next year.

"Cubic is proud to have been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide the U.S. Navy with the latest technology using Cubic's Common Architecture TCDL product line. Cubic's TCDL uses interoperable CDL waveforms that will communicate with U.S. Navy fleet assets as well as the Littoral Combat Ship to be deployed in the near future," said Rich Smith, Senior Director of ISR Tactical Data Links.

Cubic's Fire Scout TCDL consists of two major components, an air data terminal and a ground data terminal. Together, these terminals assist in the VTUAV's ISR and targeting missions by transmitting data at high-speed in real time for combat operations. The TCDL and payload interface are separate from the VTUAV’s flight-critical functions allowing flexibility in integrating systems now and in the future.

Cubic Defense Applications, one of Cubic's two major segments, is a world leader in realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. The corporation's other major segment, Cubic Transportation Systems, designs and manufactures automatic fare collection systems for public mass transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's website at www.cubic.com.