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Cubic Corporation: Cubic Combat Training Technology for Montana Guard

^{Published on 2009-05-19 04:16:42, Last Modified on 2009-11-03 07:27:48 - Market Wire}
 

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., the defense systems unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: [ CUB ]), is under contract to deliver a combat training system to the Montana National Guard that will provide the State of Montana with advanced training capabilities and can also be used for National Guard/first responder tracking.

Cubic will supply a deployable command center, GPS-enabled tracking systems, and mobile communications equipment under a $3.6 million order from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation and Training Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The Montana National Guard will use the system for force-on-force training at three maneuver areas, including an urban training village at Fort William Henry Harrison. The system is also capable of providing real-world support in multiple emergency scenarios.

The system will feature software providing multiple-jurisdiction situational awareness as well as the geographic location of military trainees and emergency personnel. This information will be projected onto a situational awareness display at the Montana National Guard's command post at Fort Harrison in Helena, and may also be linked to both State and Federal command posts to provide a common operational picture.

Montana's new system will include exercise control instrumentation, a GPS communications antenna, satellite dish, data processor and radio equipment. Additionally, Cubic will provide two man-portable systems that can be used for squad to platoon level training exercises and as a deployed command post at emergency response scenes.

Cubic's I-HITS (Initial Homestation Instrumentation Training System), a deployable combat training capability, supports force-on-force, force-on-target, land navigation and urban training scenarios. It also provides the backbone for training scenarios that combine live, virtual and constructive training and feature air elements such as helicopters and aircraft.

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. is part of Cubic Corporation's defense segment. Cubic is a world leader in realistic combat training systems, mission support services and defense electronics. The corporation's other major segment, Cubic Transportation Systems, designs and manufactures automatic fare collection systems for public mass transit authorities. For more information about Cubic, see the company's website at [ www.cubic.com ].