VITA Technologies
  • VME
  • XMC
  • FMC
  • PMC
  • VNX
  • VPX
Menu
  • VME
  • XMC
  • FMC
  • PMC
  • VNX
  • VPX
  • Articles
  • White Papers
  • Products
  • News
Menu
  • Articles
  • White Papers
  • Products
  • News
  Contracts  Curtiss-wright Awarded Contract For Amphibious Assault Vehicle
Contracts

Curtiss-wright Awarded Contract For Amphibious Assault Vehicle

Curtiss-Wright Defense SolutionsCurtiss-Wright Defense Solutions—January 22, 20150
FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInTumblrRedditVKWhatsAppEmail

ASHBURN, Va. – – Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced that its Defense Solutions division has received a contract from Strategic Communications LLC to supply its rugged network router and switch subsystems to support the upgrade of the US Marine Corps (USMC) AAVC-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle. Under the program, Curtiss-Wright supplied Strategic Communications, under subcontract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) from the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), with its Cisco® IOS-based Parvus® DuraMAR® 5915 router and Parvus DuraNET® 30-2020 switch subsystems. These Curtiss-Wright space, weight, power and cost (SWaP-C) optimized line replaceable units (LRUs) provide network connectivity for the tactical communications equipment used onboard the AAVC-7 vehicles. Shipments began in October 2014 and were concluded at the end of the year.

More stories

Boeing and US Army Collaborate on Space and Missile Defense Research

March 19, 2009

Cornet Technology, Inc. Awarded U.S. Navy Maritime Embedded GPS Adapter (MEGA) Contract

August 26, 2008

Emerson Network Power Selects GoAhead embeddedMIND for Platform Management Across Major Product Lines

February 9, 2011

Mercury Systems Receives $8.8 Million in Orders for High Performance Signal Processing Subsystems for Ship-borne Radar Application

April 10, 2014

“We are very excited to have been selected to provide our COTS-based rugged networking system technology for use in this important USMC vehicle upgrade program,” said Lynn Bamford, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Defense Solutions division. “We are proud to continue and extend our role as the incumbent supplier of networking subsystems for the USMC’s Amphibious Assault Vehicle by supporting this next-generation upgrade to newer ruggedized Cisco IOS-based technologies.”

Curtiss-Wright’s Parvus networking systems are currently deployed on a previous generation of the USMC’s amphibious assault vehicle. Under this upgrade program, newer AAV vehicles will be outfitted with Cisco IOS-based Parvus solutions that provide enhanced, comprehensive security and networking features. The Curtiss-Wright products covered by the contract are listed on the DoD Unified Capabilities Approved Product List (APL) and validated for DoD agency worldwide use for information assurance and interoperability.

The Defense Solutions division manufactured the products covered by this agreement at its facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah. The products were shipped to US Navy SPAWAR in Hanahan, S.C.

For more information about Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, please visit www.curtisswrightds.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) is a global innovative company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing reliable solutions through trusted customer relationships. The company employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.

FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInTumblrRedditVKWhatsAppEmail
Curtiss-wright Recognized As Leading Supplier Of Open Architecture Rugged Embedded COTS Technology
Raytheon acquires Tucson-based Sensintel, Inc.
Related posts
  • Related posts
  • More from author

SPONSORED: 2300W Intelligent VPX Power Supply

May 21, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: Small Scale 4 Slot OpenVPX and SOSA Aligned System Development

May 21, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: 3U VPX HD Switch Doubles Backplane Density

May 14, 20250
Load more
Read also

SPONSORED: 2300W Intelligent VPX Power Supply

May 21, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: Small Scale 4 Slot OpenVPX and SOSA Aligned System Development

May 21, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: 3U VPX HD Switch Doubles Backplane Density

May 14, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: Rugged 1/2 ATR Aligned to SOSA, CMFF and SAVE Ready

January 30, 20250
Consortia and Working Groups

Call for Consensus Body Members to Reaffirm ANSI/VITA 67.1-2019 – Coaxial Interconnect on VPX, 4 Position SMPM Configuration

January 28, 20250
Eletter Products

SPONSORED: SAVE Compliant Chassis for VPX and SOSA Aligned Systems

January 28, 20250
Load more

Recent Comments

No comments to show.
  • Articles
  • White Papers
  • Products
  • News
Menu
  • Articles
  • White Papers
  • Products
  • News
  • VME
  • XMC
  • FMC
  • PMC
  • VNX
  • VPX
Menu
  • VME
  • XMC
  • FMC
  • PMC
  • VNX
  • VPX

© 2023 VITA Technologies. All rights Reserved.