Applied Data Technology

Cubic Corp.'s loss of its 16-year lock on the "Top Gun" computerized pilot-training market last month was good news for an upstart San Diego company that happens to be the major subcontractor of Cubic's victorious competitor. The company, Applied Data Technology, was founded here just one year ago by longtime defense consultants James Flora and William Gordon. Their company will supply systems software and integration to Kollsman of Merrimack, N.H., which last month received the $26.

Cubic Corp.'s loss of its 16-year lock on the "Top Gun" computerized pilot-training market last month was good news for an upstart San Diego company that happens to be the major subcontractor of Cubic's victorious competitor. The company, Applied Data Technology, was founded here just one year ago by longtime defense consultants James Flora and William Gordon. Their company will supply systems software and integration to Kollsman of Merrimack, N.H., which last month received the $26.

It's no secret that improved super-power relations are forcing the the Defense Department to cut budgets of programs that, in Cold War days, were viewed as essential. But executives at two San Diego-based companies that depend heavily upon military contracts believe that Uncle Sam will continue to purchase certain kinds of products, including high-tech systems that teach flight crews the mechanics of modern warfare. Cubic Corp.

Cubic Corp.'s loss of its 16-year lock on the "Top Gun" computerized pilot-training market last month was good news for an upstart San Diego company that happens to be the major subcontractor to Cubic's victorious competitor. The company, Applied Data Technology, was founded here just one year ago by longtime defense consultants James Flora and William Gordon. Their company will supply systems software and integration to Kollsman of Merrimack, N. H., which last month received the $26.