CHARLOTTE, N.C. – OCTOBER 22, 2010 – The Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. 3d-Radar business unit has announced that its Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology has been sold to nations in Europe, North America, and South Asia for deployment and use in military threat detection systems around the world. Sales include delivery to the U.S. Army for use in overseas operations. The company’s advanced GPR Detection System is currently deployed and is successfully accomplishing its mission to locate buried threats.
“We are proud that our Ground Penetrating Radar technology is helping to mitigate buried threats around the world,” said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. 3d-Radar’s unique GPR technology includes a Radar Control Unit, GeoScope™, which enables operators to view pre-processed GPR data within milliseconds of the initial capture, and displays data from all of the GPR system’s channels.
Curtiss-Wright Controls develops and manufactures the GPR systems at its Trondheim, Norway facility.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
About Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a diversified company headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. The company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides a variety of specialized metal treatment services. The firm employs approximately 7,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
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