Curtiss-Wright Controls Awarded Contract from Lockheed Martin
For Delivery of Turret Drive Servo Systems for the Scout Specialist Vehicle Programme
CHARLOTTE, NC – May 4, 2011 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that it has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to provide the turret drive servo system for use in the U.K.’s new Scout reconnaissance vehicle. Curtiss-Wright’s turret drive servo system provides weapon stabilization for tracked combat vehicles.
“Curtiss-Wright is proud to provide our industry leading military vehicle rugged drive system for application in the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Scout vehicle,” said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Curtiss-Wright will design, develop and manufacture the turret drive servo system at the company's Motion Control facility in Neuhausen, Switzerland. The contract, which is for the demonstration phase of the program with an option for production deliveries, continues through December 2013.
The Scout vehicle is a new medium-weight armored reconnaissance ground vehicle designed for deployment on rapid intervention, enduring peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations and for support to high intensity, major combat operations. Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded the contract from General Dynamics UK to deliver the turret for the Scout reconnaissance vehicle, which will replace the British Army’s Scimitar vehicle.
About Curtiss-Wright
Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified company that designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications. The corporation provides a variety of specialized metal treatment services, while employing approximately 7,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading international technology-based organization. With manufacturing facilities around the world, the company provides niche motion control products, subsystems and services for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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