Cubic, Ultra Electronics Deliver $46 Million ASTOR Data Link to U.K.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Cubic Defense Applications, the defense segment of Cubic Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB), and its United Kingdom partner, Ultra Electronics Ultra Electronics is a British aerospace and defence company. Ultra was formed in 1993 by a management buy-out of seven Dowty Group plc companies from TI Group plc.[1] Dowty had been acquired by TI Group in 1992 for £500 million. , recently delivered the final unit of Cubic's Airborne Standoff Radar (ASTOR) Narrowband Data Link System to Raytheon Systems Ltd., which will integrate the narrowband data link into ASTOR and deliver fully integrated systems to the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. Cubic's data link is part of a major new battlefield surveillance Systematic observation of the battle area for the purpose of providing timely information and combat intelligence. See also surveillance. platform scheduled to enter service in 2006. The deliveries fulfill the production portion of Cubic's $46 million contract with Raytheon Systems Ltd., prime contractor for ASTOR. The U.K. Ministry of Defence purchased a total of nine data link systems with spares, and a 10-year service support commitment for the hardware. The 10-year support effort begins this year. Cubic's ASTOR Narrowband Data Link System (NDLS NDLS Notre Dame Law School NDLS National Disaster Life Support ) provides secure and robust broadcast communications in near real-time from surveillance aircraft to ground stations and other military systems. Each NDLS includes both ground data terminals and air data terminals. "In addition to being virtually unjammable, the new ASTOR platform has a level of interoperability with the U.S. Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)," said Rick Lober, senior vice president of the Cubic Communications and Electronics Business Unit. "This will make it easier for the U.S. and U.K. to conduct joint operations A general term to describe military actions conducted by joint forces or by Service forces in relationships (e.g., support, coordinating authority) which, of themselves, do not create joint forces. because it allows the two militaries to share mission-critical intelligence and reconnaissance information in real time." Lober noted that Cubic also developed the Surveillance and Control Data Link used aboard Joint STARS, which has flown in Bosnia and in contemporary combat operations. Cubic Defense Applications, one of Cubic Corporation's two major segments, is a world leader in realistic combat training systems, mission support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other 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 Web site at www.cubic.com. |
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