Fri, Dec 03, 2004
Signs with Boeing To Supply F/A-18E/F Components
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. has
been awarded a new defense contract by The Boeing Company to supply
components for the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft. Curtiss-Wright
Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright
Corporation.
The contract is for Curtiss-Wright Controls' proprietary
actuator, which is used to open and close the aircraft's canopy.
The contract is valued at up to $7.2 million over a
five-year-period at current projected aircraft production
levels.
Curtiss-Wright Controls' Engineered Systems group, based in
Gastonia, NC, will manufacture the components at the company's
facility in Shelby, NC. The company's proprietary canopy actuator
was chosen for its unique, low-weight, low-cost design, which will
enable some commonality of parts for both the "E" and "F" version
of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Development work has begun on the
program and product shipments, which include both original
equipment and spares, are expected to begin in 2005.
The combat-proven Super Hornet is a single- and dual-seat,
twin-engine multi-mission tactical aircraft. Today, the Super
Hornet is in service with the US Navy. Boeing leads the nationwide
industry team that builds the Super Hornet.
In addition to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Curtiss-Wright
supplies content on a number of military and commercial aerospace
programs through its Motion Control segment.
"The ability of our Engineered Systems group to provide highly
integrated subsystems and components that can be used across
various platforms is a great advantage for our customers," said
George J. Yohrling, President of Curtiss-Wright Controls.
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