IT and Networks

Cubic buys C4ISR firms

By Michael Peck

Jan 4, 2016

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dominic Perry, right, of Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, adjusts a GATR 2.4 meter antenna as his team guides him while setting up a tactical operations center during exercise Swift Response 15 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 27, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to conduct joint and combined training events in order to evaluate brigade and battalion level execution of strategic out-load in conjunction with allied partner nations through an intermediate staging base. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations- including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States- will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, and Romania, Aug. 17- Sept. 13, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carol A. Lehman/Released)

Military training contractor Cubic Corp. is expanding into the C4ISR business.

Cubic has bought two ISR firms. TeraLogics LLC, which provides full-motion video for the Department of Defense, was acquired for $39 million. "TeraLogics’ ability to develop real-time video analysis and delivery software for full motion video is complementary to Cubic’s existing tactical communications portfolio, and establishes Cubic as a key player in the ISR full motion video market," said a Cubic news release. "In addition, TeraLogics’ current customer base extends Cubic’s customer reach and ability to bid on new contracts and enables access to critical programs of record supporting expeditionary warfare. Cubic’s established international presence will benefit further from global demand for TeraLogics’ products."

Cubic is also acquiring GATR, a manufacturer of deployable satellite communication terminals, for $232.5 million. "Its intellectual property portfolio for its award-winning antenna solutions is a clear differentiator and complementary to existing Cubic product lines from the recent DTECH LABS, Inc., acquisition," Cubic said. "The combination of those existing products with GATR’s superior offering will enable a broader selection for satcomSATCOM applications and expansion of sales to both domestic and international customers. GATR also brings strong relationships on key programs of record and contract vehicles in addition to strengthening Cubic’s customer reach to international emergency agencies/forces with global deployment requirements and to the overall communications industry worldwide."

"The acquisition of TeraLogics and GATR represents powerful next steps in achieving our C4ISR growth strategy as they expand our footprint in the C4ISR and satcomSATCOM markets," said Cubic CEO Bradley Feldmann.

About Michael Peck

Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him on X at @Mipeck1. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.