Cubic Names New VP of Advanced Programs and Engineering.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001 Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB), has named Max Farrow -- an executive with more than 38 years of experience in the defense industry -- vice president of Advanced Programs and Engineering. "Max Farrow brings significant experience to Cubic from the aerospace industry," said Bruce Roberts, president of Cubic Defense Systems. "He has a diverse background that includes new business development, program management and engineering leadership. I believe he will make a significant contribution to our defense division." Farrow joined Cubic Defense Systems on Aug. 13, after serving as a consultant to the company for several months. He had served as senior vice president of Technical Operations at Fairchild Systems in Syosset, Long Island, N.Y. until his retirement in 2000. During his time at Fairchild, Farrow was responsible for developing an advanced hyper-spectral imaging sensor for target discrimination. He also worked on the B-52 Low Light Level Television and Forward Looking Infrared
A forward looking infrared (FLIR) is the North American English term for a camera that takes pictures using the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. (FLIR FLIR Forward-Looking Infrared (Radar) FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radiometer FLIR Forward Looking Infrared Radar FLIR Forward Looking Infra Red ) update programs and high-resolution long-range day/night reconnaissance camera systems. Other key projects included the successful completion of the Advanced Tactical Air Reconnaissance The use of air vehicles to obtain information concerning terrain, weather, and the disposition, composition, movement, installations, lines of communications, electronic and communication emissions of enemy forces. System flight test at Naval Air Warfare Center The Naval Air Warfare Center was a former U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Navy purchased the grounds to establish this facility from the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation following its bankruptcy in the China Lake, Calif., and several indoor and outdoor training systems for precision-guided weapons. As General Manager of Westinghouse Electro-Optical Systems Group, Farrow led the development of a simultaneous dual field of view FLIR providing both navigation and targeting imagery utilizing a single advanced second-generation detector. He worked in the famed Lockheed Advanced Development Products Company, also known as the "Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. Works" in Burbank, Calif. Earlier in his career, at Lockheed Martin's Orlando facility, Farrow served as technical director and later program director of the Target Acquisition Designation Sight - Pilot Night Vision Sensor for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Farrow attended the Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development. He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. . Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090501/bb11 |
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