Cubic Defense Group Introduces First Mobile Training System for Joint Training at I/ITSEC Training & Simulation Show.

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I/ITSEC

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001

The Cubic Defense Group, a member of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), has introduced the world's first fully equipped, PC-based mobile system for joint combat training missions.

The system, called the Deployable System for Training And Readiness (DSTAR), was rolled out at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), held Nov. 26-29 in Orlando, Fla.

DSTAR is a rapidly deployable system that offers the complete functionality of both an instrumented Ground Combat Training Center and an Air Combat Training -- Rangeless (ACT-R) System. It features the latest commercially available products for After-Action Reviews, debriefings and live Exercise Control.

PC-based systems inside DSTAR include Cubic's new Individual Combat Aircrew Debrief System (ICADS(TM)) and PC-Range Instrumentation System (PC-RIS), which provide tracking and event reporting on standard PCs, laptops or an expandable After-Action Review theater with a large-screen display.

"The development of DSTAR is representative of Cubic's broader effort to build deployable training products for air and ground combat training -- particularly smaller, transportable systems for Home Station Training of any mission or unit. This will ensure the highest degree of combat readiness of our forces," said Gerry Dinkel, president and CEO of the Cubic Defense Group.

The system incorporates commercial off-the-shelf products, which allow military forces to easily upgrade and customize DSTAR systems. DSTAR comes packaged in a variety of flexible configurations, from commercially available trailers to standard military shelters attached to HMMWVs.

The system also includes player instrumentation used for Cubic's air and ground combat training systems, along with mobile communications relays that provide player data links for live air and ground combat exercises.

Cubic Defense Systems' products that can be packaged with DSTAR include:

-- ICADS -- This new Individual Combat Aircrew Display System, or

ICADS, provides significant new features for debriefing

aircrews. It allows pilots and instructors to view in-flight

events and data on a standard PC or laptop. ICADS features a

user-friendly interface, and incorporates commercial

off-the-shelf components to keep costs low. ICADS is now

supporting Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base and

multinational Cope Thunder exercises in Alaska. It's also

being installed for Air National Guard at Alpena, Michigan,

and at nine Air Force and Air National Guard bases that will

receive rangeless, or autonomous, air combat training

technology.

Internationally, ICADS is being incorporated into the Rangeless Airborne Instrumentation Debriefing System in the U.K., and the new Autonomous Air Combat Instrumentation for the Netherlands Air Force.

-- PC-RIS -- The PC-Range Instrumentation System, provides significant
enhancements to the after action review process for joint combat training
missions. This system streamlines the development and presentation of After
Action Reviews using off-the-shelf hardware and software. PC-RIS operates in
the Windows environment, and interfaces with both analog and digital systems.
PC-RIS can be used for Brigade-level exercises that require multiple
workstations, and for Home Station Training that utilizes personal computers
and laptops.

-- MILES 2000 Instrumentation Systems -- Cubic's advanced Multiple Integrated
Laser Engagement System allows troops to use the weapons they would use in
actual combat, but laser "bullets" replace actual ammunition. The player
instrumentation systems collect and record the data from individuals and combat
vehicles, indicating hits, misses and kills. These events are downloaded for
After Action Reviews. MILES 2000 is the standard direct-fire engagement system
for U.S. and international forces. It will also be incorporated into the
British Army's new Area Weapons Effects Simulator, or AWES.

-- Air Combat Training -- Rangeless (ACT-R) Pods -- Cubic's "rangeless" ACT-R
pods incorporate Global Positioning Satellite technology to allow aircrews to
train in any available airspace -- without the need for a fixed infrastructure.
The instrumented pods are mobile monitoring devices mounted on the aircraft,
which relay and record detailed information about a pilot's location, maneuvers
and firing patterns. This information is then transferred to ground stations or
mobile units such as DSTAR for live monitoring and debriefs.

The Cubic I/ITSEC exhibit will also highlight products and services from Cubic's Defense Group companies, including Cubic Applications Inc., providing leadership development and mission planning; Cubic Worldwide Technical Services; operations & maintenance support; and Oscmar International, supplying international MILES products and affordable training range communications systems.

Cubic Defense Systems is part of the Cubic Defense Group, which provides 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 provides 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 worldwide.