Cubic Receives $98 Million in Orders for
Next-Generation
P5 Air Combat Training System under ID/IQ Contract
San Diego, Calif., July 13, 2006 – The defense segment
of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX:CUB) announced
it has received orders totaling $98 million from the U.S.
military for its next-generation air combat training system.
Cubic Defense Applications and its principal subcontractor,
DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:DRS) are providing the P5 Combat
Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5 CTS/TCTS)
to the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marines and Air National Guard
under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ)
contract awarded in 2003. The ID/IQ contract, valued at $525
million, calls for the delivery of the P5 system to potentially
30 sites over a 10-year period.
“The P5 system will dramatically improve air combat
training missions for U.S. and coalition forces. It features
a common approach for joint, multi-service and coalition
training – allowing fighter pilots to train together
as a coordinated team in any available airspace,” said
Don Jacobs, Cubic’s vice president of Air Combat Training
Systems. “Cubic is extremely proud to provide this
important capability to our forces.”
The system is designed to support live training for air-to-air,
air-to-ground and electronic warfare missions. With P5 CTS/TCTS,
tactical aircrews can conduct rangeless training missions
without the need for a fixed range. The system uses GPS technology
and a sophisticated data link system. It also features live
monitoring, real-time weapons simulations, extended tracking
capabilities and timely, accurate post-mission debriefs.
“P5 CTS/TCTS is truly the future of air combat training,” said
Philip Fisch, senior director of Business Development for
Cubic’s Air Combat Training Systems. “This technology
will eventually replace all of the U.S. military’s
existing air combat training systems around the globe. It
also meets current and emerging requirements for U.S and
coalition training and sets the stage for foreign military
sales.”
The Navy has already conditionally accepted the system at
Naval Air Station, Key West, having successfully flown more
than 1,000 sorties. The Air Force is expected to make final
acceptance of the system within the next few months.
Future delivery orders will provide this capability to Air
Force and Navy installations throughout the U.S., Europe
and Asia.
The system features easily transportable components for
on-demand training. It includes two major subsystems: GPS-based
airborne pods and transportable ground stations.
The airborne instrumentation, provided by DRS Technologies,
performs the real-time weapons simulations and processes/records
in-flight events. The ground stations enable training officers
to communicate with pilots in real time and conduct debriefs
via the Individual Combat Aircrew Display System, or ICADS.
A cooperative multi-service program, P5 CTS/TCTS is contracted
through the 689th Armament System Squadron at Eglin AFB.
The Navy portion of the program is managed through PMA-205
at Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.
The Cubic Defense Applications group, one of Cubic's two
major segments, 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.