12:49 GMT, September 21, 2009 SAN DIEGO, Calif. | Cubic Defense Applications Inc., the defense systems business of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), announced a new application for its airborne instrumentation pods used during air combat training. Under a new contract, Cubic will furnish GPS-based airborne pods to The Boeing Company for use in flight-testing Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits.

The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kit is used to convert unguided free-fall bombs into precision guided "smart" weapons. Several international customers have purchased Boeing’s JDAM equipment, creating a need for a deployable test and evaluation tool.

Cubic will develop an independent Time Space Position Information (TSPI) system as a truth source for fighter test aircraft. The TSPI system will initially be used in JDAM/aircraft integration efforts on the Republic of Korea Air Force’s KF-16 and the Royal Saudi Air Force's F-15S, as well as other international JDAM integration programs. Cubic will adapt its current-generation airborne instrumentation pods for the TSPI system and add capability to its ground system hardware and software.

"Cubic's ACMI pods provide an off-the-shelf solution for the Testing & Evaluation market," commented Philip J. Fisch, senior director of business development for Cubic Defense Applications. "This is an impressive new use for our existing technology."

Cubic expects to complete deliveries by early 2010.