Providing state-of-the-art software-defined radio (SDR)-based data links to the U.S. Army.
Defense technology company Cubic Defense has been awarded a contract by Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to support its U.S. Army Hardware-In-The-Loop (HWIL) engineering services. The effort is part of a multi-contract and multi-vendor campaign for the next-generation data link for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Manned/Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).
“With our defense portfolio’s focus on innovation, Cubic is proud to build and deliver best-in-class solutions to the U.S. Army,” said Russ Marsh, Vice President and General Manager for Secure Communications. “Our products are reliable, resilient and deliver proven networked communications in contested environments.”
The scope of work includes the design, development and delivery of full-duplex data terminals using the latest, most secure and survivable Bandwidth-Efficient Common Data Link (BE-CDL) technology.
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