Cubic Defense Systems Awarded $3 Million Study Contract for Australian Air Combat Training System.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999-- Cubic Defense Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB), has been awarded a $3 million contract by the Commonwealth of Australia Commonwealth of Australia: see Australia. to undertake a mutual risk reduction and contract definition study prior to entering into negotiations for the Australian Air Combat Training System (ACTS) prime contract. The study, funded by the Australian Department of Defence, is designed to reduce the financial and schedule risks associated with ACTS, said Stephen R. Horowitz, vice president in charge of the ACTS program for Cubic. Horowitz explained that the Department recently selected Cubic Defense Systems as the preferred tenderer to provide the system for the Australian Defence Air Force. Cubic's partners in the study include British Aerospace British Aerospace (BAe) was a UK aircraft and defence systems manufacturer, now part of BAE Systems. History The company was formed as a statutory corporation on April 29, 1977 as a result the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. Australia, Ltd. (BAeA) and Georgia Tech Research Institute The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. GTRI employs around 1,300 people, and is involved in approximately $100 million in research annually for more than 200 clients in industry (GTRI GTRI Georgia Tech Research Institute GTRI Global Threat Reduction Initiative ). Work on the study has begun in Canberra, Australia, under the leadership of Ed Salkeld, program director. Salkeld said the objective of the study is twofold: to define and prepare strategies and plans to mitigate any significant risks to follow-on ACTS contracts; and to develop a mutual understanding of the specifications and scope of work necessary to effectively define and execute the prime contracts for ACTS Acquisition and Support. "This phase of the program will explore the requirements in detail, culminating with an in-depth review of the top-level system specifications," Salkeld said. The ACTS acquisition contract calls for the development, manufacture, testing and integration of an advanced air combat training system to be located in the Northern Territories in Australia. The system will provide tactical training, along with the most advanced electronic warfare Noun 1. electronic warfare - military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum EW military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" (EW) training and test environments, to give aircrews the winning edge in battle. A fully integrated system, ACTS will allow the Australian Defense Force to engage in a variety of realistic air-to-air, air-to-ground and ground-to-air mission scenarios without the use of live weapons. The system will merge the latest technologies to enable pilots to train at their home bases or at the realistic air combat training center at the RAAF RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RAAF n abbr (Mil) (= Royal Australian Air Force) → australische Luftwaffe f Tindal/Delamere Range. The new-generation air combat training system, pioneered by Cubic Defense Systems, is designed to be modular, flexible and expandable to support future EW requirements. The GPS-based Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) aircraft pods will provide real-time monitoring and post-mission debriefing de·brief·ing n. 1. The act or process of debriefing or of being debriefed. 2. The information imparted during the process of being debriefed. Noun 1. data. Additionally, air-to-air data links will allow missions to be flown without dependence on ground equipment. Negotiations for the prime contract are expected to begin early next year after the successful completion of the study. An award is expected by mid 2000. |
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