Secure Communications
Panel
Ted Clowes
Cubic Defense Applications
Challenge
Range
Link Margin
Frequency
Noise
TV
Radio
Jamming
Smoke, Haze
Secrecy
Mission
Platform
Data
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AN/ARS-6 V12 (PLS)
Retrieve the pilot/soldier
PRC-112
PRC-112B/G
AN/ARS-6 V12
406 MHz Emergency
Distress Beacon
PRQ-7
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Joint STARS
The Soldiers Eyes in the Skies
Secure network link
(SCDL)
Difficult to jam
Distributes data among
multiple players
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CDL Terminals
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RQ/MQ-8B Fire Scout UAV
 Produced by Northrop-Grumman
 System is in OPEVAL and in LRIP
 Mission Requirements
• 200 kbps FL & 10.71 Mbps RL; 45 Mbpscapable
• Variety of sensors
• Encrypted data link
AN/USQ-167 (CDL-S) for the US Navy
 Encrypted data link
 200 kbps to 274 Mbps
 In regular service today on aircraft carriers and large-deck amphibious
assault ships
SHARP Pod Photo of Eisenhower
(Received live during flight test)
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VideoScout-MC
Mobile Video Exploitation & Management System
with Integrated Comms
Multiple Application
Support:
 Mission planning,
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execution, analysis
Situational awareness
ISR collection
Targeting
Battle damage assessment
Tactical INTEL product
Reporting
INTEL data management
Data dissemination
Fully integrated receiver
suite: L, S, C-band & Ku
Only RVT with multi-UAV
metadata
VideoScout
Deployment :
 SOF Components
 US ARMY IWS – TENCAP
 USMC TEG
 USMC MCWL
 USMC Tier II UAS TLDHS
 Army National Guard
 JFIIT
 WARCOM – NSW
 NRO
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Free Space Optical Communications
Cubic has created a
unique device – a
Quantum Well
Modulator – that
reflects narrow-beam
laser energy back to
the source modulated
with new data
Using reflected energy
makes two-way
LPD/LPI/LPJ
communications
possible with very low
size, weight and power
LPI/LPD two-way Optical Communications
for various applications
QWM “Tag”
Laser
Interrogator
Larger optics allow
ranges of many km
Communications integrated
in rifle scopes
Scanning and
Tracking systems
are possible
Eye-safe Laser Range
Finder to > 3 km
Tags can be in
many sizes
and shapes
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