Curtiss-Wright providing U.S. Air Force with encrypted tactical networking technology for theater deployable communications

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been awarded a $16 million contract by Iron Bow, acting as the prime contractor, to provide the U.S. Air Force (USAF) with an integrated solution that provides optimization and improvement for deployable communications. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide the USAF with its PacStar 400 series modules and Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) integration. Curtiss-Wright’s products have been approved to provide connectivity to Department of Defense Information Networks (DoDIN) from anywhere in the world. In addition, Curtiss-Wright’s solution will use software automation to improve connectivity and network security for multiple classification levels. The contract has an estimated lifetime value of more than $60 million.

"We’re very excited to have been selected to provide our trusted tactical battlefield communications modules with CSfC cybersecurity and encryption integration for use in this agile communications solution,” says Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “In addition to our previous successful support of U.S. Army and Marine Corps’ modernization efforts, this contract represents a significant deployment for the U.S. Air Force using Curtiss-Wright’s PacStar product line, including its proprietary IQ-Core Software integrated network communications management tool, for deployable communications missions.”

Curtiss-Wright is performing the work within its Defense Solutions division in the Defense Electronics segment and the contract runs through the end of 2027.