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Cubic Announces $18.8 Million U.S. Army Contract for Functional and Analytical Support to the Sustainment Battle Lab

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^{Published in Science and Technology on Thursday, March 24th 2011 at 4:20 GMT by Market Wire}  

HAMPTON, VA--(Marketwire - March 24, 2011) - The U.S. Army has awarded Cubic Applications Inc., a mission support services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: [ CUB ]), an $18.8 million contract for functional and analytical support to the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command's (CASCOM) Sustainment Battle Lab located at Fort Lee, Virginia.

The Sustainment Battle Lab assists the Army Concept Development and Experimentation Plan and the Sustainment community by researching and evaluating existing and emerging logistics processes; developing future concepts, force designs and organizational relationships; and evaluating existing and emerging logistics technologies and facilities to support these activities. The battle lab participates in Joint, Army and other Service processes, experiments and wargames in fulfilling its responsibilities. Under this contract, Cubic will provide management, analytical, and technical support to the Sustainment Battle Lab and other CASCOM directorates for Army Concept Development and Experimentation Plan & Future Force initiatives.

"The support Cubic provides to this program will assist the Army's combat development process in a variety of venues by providing analytical rigor to develop quantifiable data so the Army can make informed decisions and see a positive return on their investment," said Joe Roszkowski, Program Director for Cubic's Operations Support Division in Prince George, Virginia.

Cubic Applications, Inc. is part of the Mission Support Services business unit of Cubic Corporation. 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 ].