Curtiss-Wright Selected to Provide U.S. Air Force With Encrypted Tactical Networking Technology for Theater Deployable Communications
May 20 2024 - 4:30PM
Business Wire
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced it has
been awarded a $16 million contract by Iron Bow, acting as the
prime contractor, to provide the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with an
integrated solution that provides optimization and improvement for
deployable communications. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will
provide the USAF with its PacStar® 400 series modules and
Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) integration.
Curtiss-Wright’s products have been approved to provide
connectivity to Department of Defense Information Networks (DoDIN)
from anywhere in the world. In addition, Curtiss-Wright’s solution
will use software automation to improve connectivity and network
security for multiple classification levels. The contract has an
estimated lifetime value in excess of $60 million.
"We are very excited to have been selected to provide our
trusted tactical battlefield communications modules with CSfC
cybersecurity and encryption integration for use in this agile
communications solution,” said Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and CEO of
Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “In addition to our previous successful
support of U.S. Army and Marine Corps’ modernization efforts, this
contract represents a significant deployment for the U.S. Air Force
using Curtiss-Wright’s PacStar product line, including its
proprietary IQ-Core Software integrated network communications
management tool, for deployable communications missions.”
Curtiss-Wright is performing the work within its Defense
Solutions division in the Defense Electronics segment and the
contract runs through the end of 2027.
About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a global integrated
business that provides highly engineered products, solutions and
services mainly to Aerospace & Defense markets, as well as
critical technologies in demanding Commercial Power, Process and
Industrial markets. We leverage a workforce of approximately 8,600
highly skilled employees who develop, design and build what we
believe are the best engineered solutions to the markets we serve.
Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers,
Curtiss-Wright, headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, has a
long tradition of providing innovative solutions through trusted
customer relationships. For more information, visit
www.curtisswright.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's
beliefs and assumptions. Such statements, including statements
relating to Curtiss-Wright Corporation's expectations of future
performance of our tactical networking products, the performance of
its products on these communications platforms, the long term value
of this contract, and future opportunities associated with this
program, are not considered historical facts and are considered
forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an
economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or
customer requirements; a change in US government spending; an
inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels;
and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace,
defense contracting, marine, electronics and industrial companies.
Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further
information.
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Jim Ryan (704) 869-4621 jim.ryan@curtisswright.com
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