Cubic awarded military training contracts

San Diego’s Cubic Corp. said this week that it has landed several military training contracts totaling nearly $100 million.

The company’s Cubic Global Defense arm was awarded a five-year, $73 million contract to support aviation simulator training for the U.S. Marine Corps. This is the third time in a row that Cubic has won the contract, dating back to 2005.

Work will be done at various Marine Corps Air Stations, including at MCAS Cherry Point and MCAS New River in North Carolina; MCAS Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar in San Diego County, MCAS Yuma in Arizona and Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay.

The company will run simulator and academic classroom training for Marine Corps pilots and other air crew personnel. At Yuma — home of the Marine Air Weapons and Tactics Squadron One — Cubic will provide instructional system design, revision of course software and curriculum, network management and training system management.

“As a leading provider of virtual and simulated training solutions, Cubic has not only maintained and managed advanced aviation training systems but also supported in the development of aviation instructional course-ware and curriculum to the U.S. Marine Corps for the past 11 years,” said Dave Buss, president of Cubic Global Defense, in a statement.

The company also was awarded a $13.9 million subcontract related to training for the U.S. Army’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Oasis Advanced Engineering is the prime contractor. Cubic will deliver crew station subsystems for the Bradley’s Conduct of Fire trainer, which is a virtual simulation system designed to teach gunnery skills during battle.

In addition, Cubic Global Defense won more than $10 million in new orders of its laser-based combat training system for the U.S. Army. The system, known as I-MILES IWS 2, transmits laser messages when triggered by blank ammunition fired by a military weapon. Body sensors detect hits to replicate combat. Data is recorded for later review.

“The live, force-on-force training capability of the I-MILES IWS 2, used not only by the U.S. but also allied and partner nations, is the cornerstone of training and building ready ground forces,” said Buss.

Cubic has two main business. Its defense unit is focused mostly on training and communications technologies. Its mass transit fare collection and management technology is used by the world’s largest public transportation operators in cities including London, Sydney, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.

The company’s shares ended trading Wednesday up 483 cents at $41.75 on the New York Stock Exchange.