Cubic to deliver FMV system to US Navy

Cubic Corporation announced that its Cubic Mission Solutions business division was awarded a contract from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide a Full Motion Video (FMV) system for the U.S. Navy’s MH-60S Multi-Mission Helicopter Program. The introduction of Cubic’s MH-60S FMV system to the fleet will significantly increase the aircraft’s operational capability to send and receive visual information.

Based on mature components fielded on NAVAIR platforms, thesystem provides secure, transmit and receive capabilities of visual informationto all required platforms and stakeholders. The system includes Cubic’s DualChannel Modem and Sierra Nevada Corporation’s enhanced FMV exploitationsoftware to provide a flexible solution optimized for the MH-60S mission set.Additionally, the system broadens Cubic’s wideband communications data link(CDL) capabilities while introducing a full system solution, including anadvanced touch screen color display and user software.

Cubic’s solution focuses on an open system architecture thatmaximizes functionality and performance while minimizing system size, weight,power and cost (SWaP-C). It is designed to enable robust ISR mission successacross the full spectrum of Navy operations.