Cubic Upgrades Royal Australian Air Force Hawk Fleet with Advanced Air Combat Training Solutions
July 27 2017 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Aircrafts equipped with Cubic’s P5 Combat
Training System and Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Achieve
Initial Operating Capability
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation
(NYSE:CUB), today announced it has supplied more than 60 P5 Combat
Training Systems (CTS/TCTS) with Air Combat Maneuvering
Instrumentation (ACMI) pods for the upgrade of the Royal Australian
Air Force’s (RAAF) Hawk 127 fleet. As part of the Lead-In Fighter
Capability Assurance Program (LIFCAP) – which achieved
Initial Operating Capability (IOC) earlier this month –
Cubic’s P5CTS and ACMI offers enhanced air combat training
capabilities, including live monitor functionalities and debriefing
stations for the Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter.
Cubic’s P5CTS provides real-time and post-mission training for
air-to-air, air-to-ground and surface-to-air combat missions by
displaying the live-air picture, recording mission data and
relaying Time, Space and Positioning Information (TSPI) between
participating aircraft during training sorties. Key components of
the system include GPS-enabled, aircraft-mounted airborne
instrumentation “pods” plus ground stations, which help aircrew
conduct, monitor and manage air combat training and post-flight
debriefing.
“We are proud to provide the Royal Australian Air Force with our
industry-leading air combat training solutions for the upgrade of
its Hawk aircraft,” said Miles Macdonald, general manager of Cubic
Global Defense Australia. “Our solutions enable RAAF Hawk aircrew
to electronically review air combat training missions with fidelity
not previously seen in the Hawk fleet. Additionally, squadron
mission supervisors now have the ability to observe aircraft during
flight using the live monitor functionality, plus manage the
mission and flight environment to improve training
performance.”
"Cubic’s P5CTS and ACMI offer fantastic capabilities for the
Hawk and provides us with the ability to maximize our mission
outcomes and minimize our need for re-training,” said Wing
Commander Carlos ‘Fonz’ Almenara, 78 Wing Executive Officer for the
Hawk 127. “It is not only a highly effective debriefing tool, but
it enables us to provide enhanced training capabilities for the
whole Australian Defence Force."
In addition to the Hawk 127, Cubic’s P5CTS and ACMI were
provided for the F/A-18F/G Super Hornet and Growler, F/A-18A Hornet
and the flight test community of the Air Warfare Centre.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. 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 live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company's website
at www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.
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