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Cubic's Tactical Common Data Link completes first payload flight test on Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout
SAN DIEGO, 22 Aug. 2008. Cubic Defense Applications, the defense systems business of Cubic Corp., announced that its Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) performed successfully during the U.S. Navy's payload flight test of Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV).