SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), today announced the award of a five-year, $33.7 million contract to support the U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) Joint Multinational Simulation Center (JMSC), headquartered in Grafenwoehr, Germany; and the USAREUR Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) headquartered in Hohenfels, Germany. Continuing the current five-year contract, Cubic will maintain its role in assisting the JMSC with the execution of Mission Rehearsal Exercises (MRE) and training events; constructive simulation training for joint, combined, NATO and partner-nation units and leaders; and combatant Commanders' engagement strategies.

The JMSC, U.S. Army's largest overseas training command, provides and facilitates mission command training through the integration of Live, Virtual, Constructive and Gaming (LVC-G) environments. Cubic will continue to integrate the mission command systems and LVC-G simulations in addition to providing stable simulation network backbones, exercise infrastructure and configuration management in support of JMSC missions.

"Cubic is a key player in the LVC-G training space and has successfully partnered with the JMSC to provide realistic and customizable mission support services to not only the U.S., but also to partner nations," said Bill Toti, president of Cubic Global Defense. "Cubic looks forward to maintaining the important role of delivering comprehensive training to better prepare Soldiers for the next mission."

The contract of this award was offered through the Regional Contracting Office Bavaria of the USAREUR. In addition to supporting the JMRC headquarters and the JMSC headquarters, Cubic will also support sites in Kaiserslautern and Baumholder, Germany; and Vicenza, Italy.

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About Cubic Corporation

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 http://www.cubic.com or on Twitter @CubicCorp.

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