Cubic Defense Systems Delivers First GPWS Units to Naval Air Systems Command.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 1999--Cubic Defense Systems has delivered the first 10 units of its first production order of the Ground Proximity Warning System Ground proximity warning system (GPWS) is a system designed in 1967 by Don Bateman Chief Engineer, Flight Safety Avionics, Honeywell to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into the ground. (GPWS) to the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). , the company announced today. Cubic Defense Systems is a subsidiary of San Diego, Calif.-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB). Ron Harris, GPWS program manager, said this is a delivery from a production order that calls for the company to deliver 36 units as part of a $1.47 million contract to produce GPWS units for the Navy's H-53 and H-56 helicopters. The remaining 26 units will be delivered within the next two months. Harris said that there is a negotiated option for Cubic Defense Systems to produce an additional 90 units, and potential follow-on orders for 400 additional units. GPWS is an air safety system that Cubic developed for military aircraft, both fixed wing and helicopters. The system warns pilots of impending im·pend intr.v. im·pend·ed, im·pend·ing, im·pends 1. To be about to occur: Her retirement is impending. 2. accidents caused by "controlled flight into terrain Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) describes an accident whereby an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, inadvertently flies into terrain, an obstacle, or water. The term was developed by engineers at Boeing in the late 1970s. ," or CFIT. The term CFIT refers to a category of aviation accidents where a pilot unintentionally flies into the ground or water with a fully operational aircraft. Cubic equipment has been installed on U.S. Navy helicopters, as well as the Royal Canadian Air Force's C-130 cargo aircraft. |
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