Cubic to Showcase Data Links for Unmanned
Systems at AUVSI
SAN
DIEGO, Calif. – August 10, 2009 -
Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., the defense systems business
of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), will showcase a range of
Common Data Link (CDL) systems for intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance operations during the Association for
Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference
August 10-13 in Washington, D.C. Tested and ready for integration
into air, land and sea platforms, Cubic’s off-the-shelf,
compact, non-proprietary data links are fully interoperable
with the CDL waveforms mandated for UAV operations.
Products
that will be highlighted in Cubic’s Booth
1217 at the show include:
FIRE
SCOUT TCDL - Cubic’s CDL for the U.S. Navy’s
MQ-8B Fire Scout provided excellent streaming video and
range performance during a recent sea trial involving the
frigate
USS McInerney.
MINIATURE
CDL – This compact, affordable miniature
Common Data Link product is suitable for smaller unmanned
vehicles and lightweight portable ground stations. Mini
CDL has been successfully integrated and flight-tested
on a wide
range of UAVs, including Killer Bee, Aerosonde, Outlaw
and Skylark II aircraft. Its spectrally efficient waveform
enables
more than twice as many users in a geographic area to
operate without interference than a conventional CDL.
UK
WATCHKEEPER – Cubic’s high-speed TCDL serves
as the wireless connection for transferring data and images
from multiple aircraft to ground stations from the United
Kingdom’s WATCHKEEPER Hermes 450 unmanned aerial
vehicle. WATCHKEEPER undergoes ground and flight trials
and system-level
qualification testing in the U.K. this fall.
Cubic
Defense Applications, Inc. is part of Cubic Corporation’s
defense segment. Cubic 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.