Curtiss-Wright Controls Announces Sterling Heights, MI “Defense Corridor” Office to Support Ground-based Defense Programs

SANTA CLARITA, CA – March 15, 2011 -- Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed subsystems for the aerospace and defense market, has announced the establishment of a new sales and support office in Sterling Heights, MI located in the city’s “Defense Corridor”. Headquartered in Santa Clarita, CA, the Electronic Systems groups’ new office is staffed and located to best support its growing roster of locally based defense customers who focus on the development of combat vehicle systems to help protect the warfighter.

Ground-based defense system developers increasingly turn to experienced system integration partners such as Curtiss-Wright Controls to help them get their critical solutions deployed as quickly and cost effectively as possible,” said David Dietz, vice president and general manager of Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems group. “In order to serve these customers with the most effective and dedicated support, we have opened a new conveniently located office that puts our experts right in the backyard of these exciting new programs.”

“We are very excited about the opening of Electronic Systems’ new sales office,” said David Adams, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “The new facility is strategically located close to a number of our key customers and will enable us to better serve their needs.”

Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems is a leading system integrator of rugged electronic computing systems including motion control, vehicle management, sensor management, power management, high-speed data recording and storage, electro-mechanical solutions, electronics contract manufacturing services and engineered packaging solutions. The Electronic Systems group serves the defense, aerospace and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.

In addition to its new facility located at 7205 Sterling Ponds, Sterling Heights, MI 48312, the Electronic Systems business group also maintains locations in:

For editorial information regarding Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems products or services, contact John Wranovics, public relations director, Curtiss-Wright Controls, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email. jwranovics@curtisswright.com.

Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Tony LoGrasso, Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Tel: (586) 219-3015; email: systeminfo@curtisswright.com.

About Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems

Curtiss Wright Controls Electronic Systems is one of the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single sources for rugged, integrated electronic system solutions. Our product and service expertise includes motion control, network centric computing, rate sensor assemblies, vehicle management computers, high-speed recording & storage, electro-mechanical solutions, chassis/enclosures, backplanes, power supplies, power management and electronic contract manufacturing services. The Electronic Systems group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets.

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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