SAN DIEGO, Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation
(NYSE: CUB) today announced that GATR Technologies, a subsidiary
which operates within the Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business
division, was awarded an order worth more than $5 million to provide satellite communication
(SATCOM) solutions for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Cubic
will supply 2.4-meter inflatable satellite antennas with supporting
hardware, spares and New Equipment Training (NET) for the NZDF
Network Enabled Army (NEA) program. In addition to a
multi-year support contract, Cubic will deliver and integrate an
iDirect-based, time division multiple access (TDMA) network within
the NZDF's existing and future hub infrastructure.
The NEA program improves the NZDF's ability to support deployed
land forces by enhancing its battlefield's command and control
system, communications and intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance (C4ISR) sensor systems. By closely examining how the
NZDF communicates across coalition operations, the NEA program
works to advance communication capabilities for future deployments
in the South Pacific and high-intensity environments. Cubic was
awarded the foreign military sale (FMS) contract for the entirety
of the NEA program due to its ability to provide the largest
aperture and throughput within the smallest packaged weight and
form factor in the industry.
"GATR's SATCOM is expected to provide the New Zealand Army with
a communications solution that meets its tactical requirements and
enhance the command and control capabilities of its forces when
deployed on operations. Work is expected to commence soon to
integrate GATR into the New Zealand Defence Information
Environment," said Major General Peter
Kelly, New Zealand Chief of
Army. "Along with our partners in the New Zealand Ministry of
Defence, we are looking forward to working with Cubic Mission
Solutions and GATR Technologies to bring our GATR SATCOM systems
into service."
"To support warfighters at the tactical edge, the GATR
inflatable antenna is designed to be extremely portable, reliable
and easy to set up," said Mike
Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions. "We are
pleased to be selected by the NZDF to provide solutions that will
further enable interoperability of command, control and
communications for our customer's mission success."
Follow Cubic Mission Solutions at @Cubic_MS on Twitter and join
the social conversation with #CubicGATR.
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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