Curtiss-Wright has secured a $34-million contract to deliver data recorder technology for US and Australian manned and unmanned maritime aircraft.
Under the contract, the company will supply and service its Keyed Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Airborne Recorder Network Attached Storage or K-BAR NAS.
K-BAR NAS is an open architecture technology that collects flight data during test and monitoring operations. Once shipped, the recorder will be integrated into the MQ-4C Triton long-endurance drone and the PMA-290 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.
The North Carolina-based company will also provide associated docking stations, chassis, removable storage modules, and laboratory cable sets.
“We are pleased to have been selected by the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide our rugged airborne network attached storage technology and support services for Naval manned and unmanned aircraft programs,” Curtiss-Wright CEO and Chair Lynn Bamford stated.
“This award reflects our commitment to provide the most advanced and reliable open architecture data storage systems in support of our warfighters.”
Recent Projects
Curtiss-Wright received a $24-million contract to deliver a flight testing platform for the US Air Force’s F-35 modernization program.
In February, the company signed an $8.7-million agreement to provide an electronic board for the US Navy’s identification friend or foe processor, a technology preventing friendly fire during active combat.
The same month, the firm was awarded a $287-million contract to supply a high-speed data collection system supporting the air force’s flight tests.