Cubic Defense Systems Introduces Advanced ICADS Aircrew Display System at Paris Air Show.

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SAN DIEGO and PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001

Cubic Defense Systems (CDS), a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), has introduced a next-generation aircrew display system that uniquely allows combat pilots to view their performance on a standard PC.

Cubic unveiled the latest version of its Individual Combat Aircrew Display System (ICADS(R)) for the first time at the 44th Paris Air Show.

A demonstration of ICADS (beta version 1.2) was conducted at the Matra BAe Dynamics' chalet during the show, held June 17-24 at the Le Bourget Airport. Cubic is under contract with Matra BAe Dynamics to provide ICADS for the UK's Rangeless Airborne Instrumented Debriefing System (RAIDS) II program.

Now operational at Nellis Air Force Base for Red Flag exercises, ICADS is the first system of its kind that enables pilots to cost-effectively and conveniently monitor, debrief and control air combat missions on commercially available PCs. It provides the most realistic training experience for air combat crews, featuring user-friendly tool bars and high-quality 3-D graphics displayed in the Windows PC environment.

"ICADS is by far the most advanced, cost-effective air combat display system on the market today," said Rick Dickson, CDS director of Air Combat Training Systems. "It is an ideal solution for rangeless/autonomous ACMI systems because it can be easily packed and loaded for shipment to any site -- allowing pilots to train and debrief anywhere they can fly."

ICADS supports up to 100 high-activity aircraft, and is interoperable with all existing fixed and autonomous ACMI systems and various pods. It is available in several configurations, including stand-alone software to be self-installed on a customer's PC system; as a stand-alone display and debrief station; or as part of a full air combat training system.

ICADS is quickly gaining popularity among air combat crews because of its flexibility and user-friendly graphical interface, noted Steve Queen, CDS program manager and a former "Top Gun" instructor at Navy Fighter Weapons School at NAS Miramar.

"With ICADS, aircrews no longer need high-tech skills to conduct and review critical training missions," Queen said. "Anyone who can operate a standard PC within the Microsoft Windows Operating System environment can easily use and install ICADS."

The system provides all standard air combat display and debriefs -- including flight dynamics, weapon events and the outcomes of each engagement -- as well as 2-D, 3-D and alphanumeric displays. It also includes many new and significant features for debriefing aircrews, such as altitude view, quad view and missile chase view. All events can be frozen, reversed or fast-forwarded during the replay.

ICADS runs on a single or dual monitor. It can also be used to drive large screens for mass debriefing.

In addition to the RAIDS program, ICADS will be integrated into the Royal Netherlands Air Forces' new Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (AACMI) system, and in Cubic's Alaskan ACMI systems at Eielson and Elmendorf. The U.S. Navy is currently evaluating the system at the Beaufort TACTS, South Carolina; Langley/Oceana ACMI, Virginia; and MCAS Cherry Point TACTS, North Carolina.

ICADS is an outgrowth of the technology Cubic developed in 1972 with the design, manufacture and installation of the first "Top Gun" training system for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force. Today, CDS has the largest installed base of ACMI systems around the world.

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