Nuvotronics, a Cubic Corporation company, is a manufacturer of micro-miniature mmWave and RF systems for space, defense, and telecommunications applications. They are known for their patented PolyStrata® technology, which enables the creation of high-performance components like filters, antennas, and packaging solutions. Nuvotronics supplies these products to the commercial and defense space sectors, including partners like MDA Space (for their AURORA™ program supporting Telesat Lightspeed). Their products are designed to meet the demands for smaller size, lower costs, and higher data rates in satellite communications and other high-frequency applications.
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Cubic Nuvotronics will collaborate with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center and Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate to develop a solution that provides transparent BLOS Ka-Band SATCOM access to existing WGS Ka-Band ground terminals within regions denied access to on-orbit WGS resources.
Cubic Corporation’s Nuvotronics business within Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions was awarded a contract worth approximately $5,000,000 to develop a Wideband Global Satellite Surrogate Payload for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center and Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate.
Nuvotronics was formed in 2008 and manufactures phased-array antenna systems, filters, diplexers, and other radio frequency components for the space sector and industries such as cellular 0.005 kg communications.
Nuvotronics received a Small Business Innovation Research award from NASA last year and received a multi-million dollar order from an unnamed defense contractor for space-related communications systems.
The acquisition of Nuvotronics includes a potential earn-out of up to $8,000,000 on top of the $64,000,000 initial purchase price.
Nuvotronics developed PolyStrata, a patented microfabrication process created with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that enables lower-cost production of radio frequency components.
Cubic Corporation is buying space hardware provider Nuvotronics for $64,000,000 in cash on 2019-03-14.