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Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems, products and services focused in the transportation, defense training and secure communications markets. As the parent company of two major business units, Cubic’s mission is to increase situational awareness and understanding for customers worldwide. Cubic Transportation Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. For more information about Cubic, please visit the company's website at www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.
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Cubic Global Defense remains the leading provider of Personnel Locator Systems (PLS) to U.S. Department of Defense
SAN DIEGO – March 14, 2016 – Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced it received a $76.4 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime to supply key components for the AN/ARS-6 (V-12) Personnel Locator Systems (PLS). The contract is a five-year base indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a performance completion date of December 2020.
Cubic’s PLS is part of the standard Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) system used by U.S. and NATO forces to covertly locate downed or missing personnel from the air, while concealing the warfighters’ location from the enemy. The AN/ARS-6 PLS is an airborne guidance system that provides secure, encrypted communication between rescue forces and isolated personnel during civil and combat rescue missions. It is installed in close-air-support aircraft, such as helicopters and fixed-wing attack aircraft, and interfaces with all U.S. deployed combat survival radios and standard civil emergency distress beacons.
“Nothing is more important than rescuing civilians or military personnel at risk. These systems are critical in the search and rescue of our warfighters," said Bill Toti, president of Cubic Global Defense. “We take this responsibility very seriously, and are very proud of our role in designing and delivering the best PLS systems in the world to bring our warfighters home.”