SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The British army's ground combat training range is receiving instrumentation upgrades from California's Cubic Corp.
The company said the contract from Britain's Ministry of Defense to its subsidiary, Cubic Defense Applications, is worth $40 million.
It's part of an urgent operational requirement to enhance troop readiness and pre-deployment training to support ongoing operations in Afghanistan.
"The British army is one of our largest long-term and most important customers," said Bradley H. Feldmann, president of Cubic Defense Applications. "We are fully committed to deliver these new capabilities on an accelerated basis to satisfy this urgent requirement."
The award includes Cubic's latest MILES Individual Weapon System gear as well as range communications and after-action review upgrades and enhancements.
Cubic completed installation of the combat training system at the 150-square-mile Salisbury Plain training area in 2002.
The Cubic system employs lasers and sensors to simulate force-on-force combat exercises, including the effects of small arms fire, mortars, artillery, improvised explosive devices, air-delivered munitions and nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
