Cubic Subcontracted for AF Search, Rescue Comm Tech; Bill Toti Comments

Cubic‘s global defense business segment has secured a $1.7 million subcontract from Support Systems Associates Inc. to help secure communications in civil and combat search-and-rescue missions for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center.

Cubic said Thursday SSAI will install the second-generation AN/ARS-6 Lightweight Airborne Recovery System into the weapons system platform of the Air Force’s Lockheed Martin-built HC-130J aircraft.

Bill Toti, president of Cubic’s global defense segment, said LARS works to deliver accuracy and timeliness of communications in support of the search-and-rescue strategy.

The system is also designed to add more features such as the Combat Survivor Evader Locator radio and Cursor On-Target, Cubic said.

The company noted that the latest generation of LARS includes functions to reduce location and authentication time.