Cubic Awarded $49M Contract for Its Surveillance and Control Data Link

Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems segment of Cubic Corporation CUB, has received an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Army for equipment and technical support for its Surveillance and Control Data Link. The five-year follow-on contract, worth up to $49 million, is for spares, repairs, field services and engineering support for SCDL, a key component of the U.S. Army's Common Ground Station. SCDL provides connectivity to the U.S. Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, known as Joint STARS. Joint STARS, built by Northrop Grumman, is a sophisticated airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence and surveillance system that is carried on E-8C aircraft, modified Boeing 707 passenger airliners. Joint STARS radar and imaging systems can simultaneously track and monitor many ground vehicles, as well as aircraft and ships. Joint STARS aircraft use SCDL to relay data and messages to ground commanders, providing exceptional situational awareness and real-time command and control.