The NEA program improves the NZDF's ability to support
deployed land forces by enhancing its battlefield's command and
control system, communications and intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance (C4ISR) sensor systems. By closely examining how
the NZDF communicates across coalition operations, the NEA
program works to advance communication capabilities for future
deployments in the South Pacific and high-intensity
environments. Cubic was awarded the foreign military sale (FMS)
contract for the entirety of the NEA program due to its ability
to provide the largest aperture and throughput within the
smallest packaged weight and form factor in the industry.
"GATR's SATCOM is expected to provide the New Zealand Army
with a communications solution that meets its tactical
requirements and enhance the command and control capabilities of
its forces when deployed on operations. Work is expected to
commence soon to integrate GATR into the New Zealand Defence
Information Environment," said Major General
Peter Kelly,
New Zealand Chief of Army. "Along with our
partners in the New Zealand Ministry of Defence, we are looking
forward to working with Cubic Mission Solutions and GATR
Technologies to bring our GATR SATCOM systems into service."
"To support warfighters at the tactical edge, the GATR
inflatable antenna is designed to be extremely portable,
reliable and easy to set up," said
Mike Twyman, president of
Cubic Mission Solutions. "We are pleased to be selected by the
NZDF to provide solutions that will further enable
interoperability of command, control and communications for our
customer's mission success."
