Rockwell Collins/Cubic Team to Develop Datalink for Small UAS

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has selected Rockwell Collins to lead the first phase of an effort to develop a miniature Ku-band common datalink (Mini-CDL) capable of supporting small unmanned air systems (SUAS).

Rockwell Collins is teamed with Cubic Defense Applications to develop the system with assistance from Softronics. The program's first phase will focus on leveraging new digital and RF (radio frequency) technologies, including state-of-the-art system-on-chip modems, to achieve a small, affordable, low-power and low-weight CDL terminal that can meet the payload restrictions of SUAS platforms.  02-27-2007.

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