Curtiss-Wright Wins $7.3 Million Order From United Defense
07 September 2004 - 11:10PM
PR Newswire (US)
Curtiss-Wright Wins $7.3 Million Order From United Defense Contract
to Provide Embedded Computing Systems for the Bradley Fighting
Vehicle ROSELAND, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW; CW.B) received a $7.3 million
award from United Defense Ground Systems Division to provide
embedded computing systems for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The
award covers the assembly, test and delivery of electronic
subsystems and systems for the upgrades to the Bradley Fighting
Vehicle. The Bradley upgrade program is designed to keep the
fighting fleet current with technology enhancements.
"Curtiss-Wright is proud of its support for this key vehicle in our
front line fighting fleet," said Martin R. Benante, Chairman and
CEO. "We have a long history with the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and
look forward to continued support for many years to come."
Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment, a leading manufacturer of
mission-critical embedded computing systems for military and severe
environment applications, will perform the work in Littleton, MA.
About Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified
company headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey. The Company designs,
manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow
control applications, and provides a variety of metal treatment
services. The firm employs approximately 5,100 people worldwide.
More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found on the Internet at
http://www.curtisswright.com/. About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Gastonia, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls,
Inc. is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright
Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche
motion control products, embedded computers, subsystems and
services internationally. For more information, visit
http://www.cwcontrols.com/. Forward-looking statements in this
release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 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 and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further
information. DATASOURCE: Curtiss-Wright Corporation CONTACT:
Alexandra M. Deignan of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, +1-973-597-4734
Web site: http://www.curtisswright.com/ http://www.cwcontrols.com/
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