Cubic Corporation opened its expanded GATR facility, which operates within the Cubic Mission Solutions business division at Cummings Research Park in Huntsville, Alabama.

According to company officials, the business space has increased over two fold, consolidating its operations into one 100,000 square-foot facility. The expansion supports GATR's growing operations and combines the development, engineering, production and administrative functions in one central location.

"We're very pleased to introduce our new facility to the Huntsville community," said Roark McDonald, Vice President and General Manager, GATR, Cubic Mission Solutions. "With our newly consolidated facility, we are fully prepared to meet the increasing demands of our customers in the U.S. and internationally and ready to expand our workforce."

"It has been a busy and exciting year for our team and I'm very proud of the accomplishments we've achieved since our initial groundbreaking last year," said Mike Twyman, President of Cubic Mission Solutions. "With the expansion of our facility and operations in Huntsville, we'll be able to continue supporting the community by creating more jobs, while providing exceptional service to our customers."

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle commented, "It is great to see a local success story, especially with a company that is working to protect our warfighters with innovative technologies."