- Company has been chosen for the development and demonstration phase of the US Army's Future Combat Systems' (FCS) Integrated Computer System (ICS) program.
- Under terms of the contract with General Dynamics C4 Systems and Rockwell Collins, Inc., Curtiss-Wright will supply its Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (GESM) to meet the performance and reliability needs of the FCS, a family of advanced, networked air- and ground-based military systems for use by the U.S. Army's future forces.

Other headlines for [CW]

• CW 11/3/2008 08:01am
  Curtiss-Wright Corp Awarded $83M contract for U.S. Navy Virginia-Class Submarine and Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Programs- Co has been awarded a contract inclusive of options in excess of $83 million to provide critical more...
  
• CW 10/29/2008 07:39pm
  Curtiss-Wright Corp Reports Q3 $0.60 v $0.60e, R $435.7M v $441.1Me- Q3 new orders totaled $442M, -35% y/y - Guides FY08 $2.45-$2.50 v $2.62e, R $1.83B-$1.85B v $1.85Be
  
• CW 10/15/2008 08:10am
  Curtiss-Wright Corp Completes acquisition of VMETRO for $72M- Company has completed a voluntary cash tender offer for VMETRO ASA at NOK 12.06/shr. The total enterprise value for the transaction is approximately $72M, more...
  
• CW 10/13/2008 08:39am
  Curtiss-Wright Corp Suntrust Raised CW to Buy from Neutral, price target: $55
  
• CW 10/7/2008 09:12am
  Curtiss-Wright Corp Awarded $14M F-16 Fighting Falcon Production Contract from LMT- The agreement is a follow-on contract to Curtiss-Wright's existing production contract with Lockheed Martin.
  

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