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Cubic Awarded $6 Million to Upgrade Taiwan Air Combat Training System SAN DIEGO, Apr 29, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Cubic Corp. (AMEX: CUB) a $6 million contract to provide significant upgrades to the Taiwan Air Force`s air combat training system. The software and hardware upgrades will increase the range`s air coverage for real-time missions and improve the training capability of the existing Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system. The enhancements include the addition of two remote sites, new weapon simulations and changes that will allow the Taiwan Air Force to maintain training capability despite cellular telephone interference. The contract, awarded by the Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, is a follow-on to a $28 million contract for the Taiwan Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) ACMI Program, or Taiwan GAP, that Cubic received in 1999 from the U.S. Air Force. Cubic delivered the Taiwan GAP in December 2000. Using GPS technology, the system supports pilot training in Taiwan F-5 and F-16 aircraft, as well as the twin-engine Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) aircraft. "The enhancements will provide important new capabilities for our customer, including an expanded range coverage, that will provide more flexibility and improve fighter pilot effectiveness. We are proud of our continuing relationship with the U.S. and Taiwan Air Forces," said Gerry Dinkel, president and CEO of the Cubic Defense Applications group. Phil Fisch, business development director for training systems, explained that the Taiwan GAP allows both "rangeless" and "tethered" air combat training missions. "The rangeless, GPS-based operations allow the Taiwan Air Force to train in any available airspace -- outside the boundaries of the range. The tethered air combat training missions, on the other hand, rely on fixed ground infrastructure within the range," Fisch said. "With these unique features, the Taiwan GAP is one of the most capable ACMI systems of its kind." The system is based on the Nellis Air Combat Training System (NACTS) that Cubic installed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Both systems support up to 100 high-activity aircraft and up to 100 simultaneous weapon simulations in a single training exercise. The flight data from the training missions, such as the pilots` maneuvers and simulated weapons firings, is collected by instrumentation pods that are mounted on the aircraft. The pods, which are about the size and shape of AIM 9 missiles, collect and transmit the data to the nearest remote tracking site on the range. The remote sites are equipped with microwave data transmission equipment and are linked to a single centrally located master site. The data is sent from the master site to a central processing facility, where the missions are monitored in real-time and data is recorded for pilot debriefs. The debriefs provide complete training mission reconstruction after the exercises at five training locations throughout Taiwan. For the initial Taiwan GAP contract, Cubic provided 24 pods, six sets of display and debriefing equipment, a control and computation subsystem, communication instrumentation and associated data, spares, software, support, and test equipment. Work on the upgrades has begun at Cubic`s San Diego facilities and is scheduled to be completed in March 2004. The Cubic Defense Applications group, one of Cubic`s two major segments, produces instrumented air and ground combat training systems, battle command training, simulations and simulation support for U.S. and allied military forces. The group also produces high technology avionics, data links and communications products for government and commercial customers, and a wide range of technical and logistics services. 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` Web site at www.cubic.com. |
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