SOURCE: Cubic Corporation
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December 15, 2009 07:00 ET
Cubic Receives $7 Million in New Orders for Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Training Systems
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2009) - Cubic Defense Applications, the defense
systems business of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), has received $7 million
in follow-on contracts to provide additional combat training
instrumentation for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.
"These new contracts bring Cubic's total orders for air combat technology
in Japan to $20 million," said Philip J. Fisch, Senior Director of Business
Development for Cubic Defense Applications. "Our training systems are
helping to enhance the capabilities and readiness of Japanese pilots and
contribute to security in the region."
Cubic delivered Japan's first Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI)
system to Komatsu Air Base in 2007 under contract to Sumitomo Corporation
of America. The "rangeless" system allows training without a fixed
infrastructure and is fully interoperable with Cubic training systems used
by U.S. combat pilots at Misawa and Kadena air bases in Japan, and Osan and
Kunsan air bases in the Republic of Korea. It includes wing-mounted
instrumentation pods that record simulated weapons actions, and Cubic's
Individual Combat Aircrew Display System, or ICADS, used for ACMI
debriefs.
Cubic ACMI systems are in use throughout the Asia Pacific region with U.S.
coalition partners, including Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and
Japan.
Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. is part of Cubic Corporation's defense
systems business. Cubic Corporation is the parent company of three major
business segments: Defense Systems, Mission Support Services and
Transportation Systems. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of
realistic combat training systems and defense electronics. Mission Support
Services is a leading provider of training, operations, maintenance,
technical and other support services. Cubic Transportation Systems is the
world's leading provider of automated fare collection systems and services
for public transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the
company's Web site at www.cubic.com.