Cubic Program Manager Appointed to NATO Training Systems Study Group.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)--June 28, 2001 Philip J. Fisch, program manager for European air combat training programs for Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB), has been appointed vice-chairman of a NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. group formed to study issues related to interoperability or compatibility of air combat training systems among NATO member countries. The study group was created by the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG), a forum for discussing defense industry issues that affect NATO nations. It will examine national differences in Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (AACMI AACMI Autonomous Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation system ) systems which currently make it difficult for NATO nations to organize combined combat training exercises. The study group will consist of approximately 27 experts from 17 companies. Cubic will provide three of the 27 experts. Fisch was invited to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, last February to speak to NATO's AACMI working group on the interoperability issue. "Cubic is an expert on AACMI systems," Fisch said. "We have already deployed our Air Combat Training -- Rangeless (ACT-R ACT-R Adaptive Character of Thought- Rational ACT-R Air Combat Training - Rangeless (Cubic Defense Systems) ) system in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. and were recently awarded a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), Dutch Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), is the aviation branch of the Netherlands armed forces. Its ancestor, the Luchtvaartafdeling of the Dutch Army was founded on July 1, 1913, and it originally consisted of just 4 pilots. to install the system in the Netherlands. The study group's findings should help bring about improved training capabilities and combat readiness for NATO, and I feel honored to have been selected to serve in a leadership role." The study group's first meeting is scheduled for Sept. 5-7, 2001 at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Other meetings will be held at other locations, with a total of four to six meetings during the one-year study period. Cubic's Defense Group provides instrumented training systems, data links, avionics systems, product logistical support, battle command training, radio communications systems, and field service operation and maintenance. 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.062801/bb6 |
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