Cubic Successfully Completes Common Data Link Tests; Compliance is Major Step Toward Use of Cubic's CDL in Military Systems.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Cubic Defense Applications group (CDA), a unit of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), successfully completed U.S. government tests of Cubic's Common Data Link (CDL) equipment, verifying its compliance with government specifications.

Passing military compliance testing opens the door for Cubic's CDL to be used in a broad range of programs for all services.

CDL is Cubic's newest addition to its family of data links. The company's Surveillance and Control Data Link (SCDL) is currently in use for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS), and the U.K.'s Airborne Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR) system includes Cubic's Narrowband Data Link Subsystem (NDLS).

The military services can use CDL to bring real time radar images, video and other sensor information from surveillance aircraft such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to analysts stationed on Navy ships or in other surface locations.

The Cubic air and surface terminals passed tests conducted by Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) personnel at Cubic facilities in San Diego. The equipment was subjected to a battery of tests, using government standard equipment. Based at Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., JITC conducts independent compliance, interoperability and operational tests and evaluations of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) systems that are used by U.S. military services or are being considered for U.S. military procurement.

"We've used modern digital signal processing techniques to create small, low-cost CDL terminals ideally suited for military UAV applications," said CDA Communications Business Unit Senior Vice President Rick Lober.

"The support of the U.S. Navy SPAWAR, U.S. Army PM Joint STARS and CECOM RDEC I2WD, and U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center was critical to our success," Lober said. "This multi-service support shows strong interest in Cubic's products within the user community."

The Cubic Defense Applications group, one of Cubic's two major segments, provides instrumented air and ground combat training systems, battle command training, simulations and simulation support for U.S. and allied military forces. The group also produces high technology avionics, data links and communications products for government and commercial customers, and a wide range of technical and logistics services. 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' Web site at www.cubic.com.