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Navy/USMC

Cubic Corporation Working on Full Motion Video Link for F-35

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

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Cubic Corporation Working on Full Motion Video Link for F-35

Lockheed Martin F-35C . The company delivered 31 F-35s in the third quarter of 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo)

San Diego-based Cubic Corp. [CUB] is working on a Video Data Link (VDL) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 to provide ground force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) full-motion video and thus better situational awareness for improved targeting and fewer chances of fratricide and collateral damage. "The requirements driver is really the JTAC mission supporting troops on the ground--being able to get video feeds down to support their mission on the ground," Mike Twyman, the president of Cubic Mission Solutions…

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