Curtiss-Wright Corporation–through its Motion Control segment, Curtiss Wright Controls Inc.–has received contracts from Lockheed Martin Corporation for the Joint Strike Fighter program with an initial value of $2.2 million for the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase and a potential value of $120 million for the total program requirements. Curtiss-Wright will supply the Ordnance Hoist System (OHS) and Ordnance Quick Latch System (OQLS) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
"Curtiss-Wright is proud to support the Joint Strike Fighter Program as it is strategic to our national security," says Martin R. Benante, chairman and CEO. "We have a long history with Lockheed Martin and we look forward to continuing to support their programs for many more years to come."
The F-35 JSF will provide the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, with an affordable and stealthy tactical aircraft for the 21st century. The Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF has been designed to satisfy the diverse needs of each of these services with a family of affordable, lethal, survivable, and supportable combat aircraft.
The equipment to be provided is a new requirement designated as Alternate Mission Equipment (AME) for ordnance loading, carrying, and unloading on all three aircraft variants (CTOL, STOVL, and CV). SDD hardware deliveries are anticipated to occur from 2006 through 2010. The design, development, and manufacturing of these products will take place in Curtiss-Wright’s facilities located in Gastonia and Shelby, North Carolina.
For more information contact Alexandra M. Deignan at (973) 597-4734. Go online to [www.curtisswright.com] or [www.cwcontrols.com].
