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Cubic Selected to Develop Littoral Combat Ship Mission Bay Training
and Simulation Solutions for the U.S. Navy |
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Cubic
Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation announced today it
has been awarded a contract valued up to $112 million from the Naval
Air Systems Command, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) to develop
hands-on training devices, desktop trainers and simulators for each
variant of the Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) Mission Bays. |
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Under
the contract, Cubic will provide training solutions for the preparation,
launch, handling, recovery, and securing of the ships mission equipment.
These virtual trainers will be used at LCS training facilities in San
Diego, Calif. and Mayport, Fla. |
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“This
announcement underscores Cubic’s continued partnership with the
U.S. Navy. We are honored to be selected for another LCS program,”
said Dave Schmitz, president of Cubic Defense Systems. “Combined
with three recent contract awards to develop and deliver game-based
courseware for both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship and their mission
bay, our virtual trainers provide the Navy with the key tools necessary
to deliver the full scope of foundational training for the crew of the
LCS ships.”
The Littoral Combat Ship program represents the U.S. Navy’s most
advanced designs, capabilities and technologies to create the next generation
of surface vessels that can operate in dangerous shallow and near-shore
environments.
The Littoral Combat Ship training programs will be executed in Cubic’s
Orlando, Fla. facility. |
USS Freedom
LCS-1 (picture: US Navy)
The Independence
(LCS-2) Littoral Combat Ship