Cubic’s GATR Technologies to Debut Inflatable, Ultra-Portable Four-Meter Troposcatter Antenna at 2016 AUSA Annual Meeting
October 03 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
GATR Technologies continues to advance the
communications industry with its portable troposcatter antennas
Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced that its
subsidiary GATR Technologies (GATR), which operates within the
Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division, will introduce its
inflatable four-meter GATR Tropo™ antenna for the first time to the
satellite communications (SATCOM) industry at the 2016 AUSA Annual
Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C. from October 3 – 5. The
extremely portable, four-meter GATR Tropo can be packed into five
cases weighing less than 620 pounds total and is fifty to eighty
percent less in volume and weight than the current rigid
troposcatter antennas. Troposcatter antennas transmit and receive
microwave signals at beyond-line-of-sight distances, as far as 200
miles without SATCOM, by bouncing radio signals off layers of the
Earth’s atmosphere (troposphere).
“The debut of the four-meter GATR Tropo at AUSA is an exciting
time for us as we’re introducing the most portable troposcatter
antenna in the SATCOM industry,” said Paul Gierow, president of
Cubic | GATR. “These antennas will better enable other types of
communications for diverse missions.”
The new inflatable GATR Tropo antenna, which is available in
2.4- and four-meters, can lower operating costs for its customers
as it drastically reduces shipping expenses and power requirements
compared to portable, rigid tropo terminals. GATR Tropo antennas
are also very reliable in extreme environments as they are able to
receive tropo signals over diverse terrains when the antennas are
elevated to 12 feet. The antennas can be set up and link-ready in
less than 60 minutes, without the need of special tools. In
addition, the modular design and dual-use parabolic antenna is
mission capable for both troposcatter and standard SATCOM
operations. The GATR Tropo antennas are available in C-band
frequency.
“GATR’s inflatable Tropo antennas will impact satellite
communications for not only the U.S. Army, but also other military
forces who use troposcatter communications to transmit voice and
data without the use of satellites,” said Mike Twyman, president of
Cubic Mission Solutions. “The addition of GATR Tropo antennas into
CMS’ communication solutions will strengthen our offerings by
providing lightweight, man-portable and ruggedized command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems to our customers worldwide.”
In addition to the four-meter GATR Tropo, Cubic | GATR will also
be showing their full range of inflatable satellite communications
terminals in booth #8429 during AUSA, including:
- 1.2-meter man-/back-packable satellite
terminal
- 2.4-meter ultra-portable satellite
terminal
- 4-meter satellite terminal weighing
less than 400 pounds
- 2.4-meter GATR TRAC® – a portable
antenna for tracking low-, mid-, and high-Earth orbiting
satellites
Attendees can visit Cubic | GATR in Booth #8429 as well as see
Cubic’s comprehensive end-to-end capabilities from training to
tactical in Booth #8425 at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, Washington D.C.
Follow CMS at @Cubic_C4ISR, GATR Technologies at @GATR_Antenna
and join the conversation with #AUSA2016 on Twitter.
About Cubic | GATR
Cubic | GATR, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation and a business
under Cubic Mission Solutions, manufactures deployable inflatable
satellite communication terminals (1.2 meter, 1.8 meter, 2.4 meter
and 4 meter). The unique inflatable design enables deployment of
high-bandwidth terminals in a very efficient pack-out (smaller
& lighter), making it ideal for first-in deployments and remote
applications. GATR terminals have been used all over the globe by
the U.S. Military, Intelligence and Homeland Security organizations
at Ku-, C-, and WGS certified Ka- and X-band for all types of data
and voice transmissions, and other IP-enabled activities. GATR’s
antennas perform like rigid deployable antennas of the same size,
but provide up to an 85 percent reduction in the logistical
size/weight of those systems. More information can be found at
www.gatr.com.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. Cubic Transportation
Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information
technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for
transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a
leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company’s website
at www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.
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