Curtiss-Wright Controls awarded contract from CMI Defence
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract from Cockerill Maintenance & Ingénierie (CMI) Defence to provide a turret drive stabilization system for a US FMS Contract.
"We are very proud that Curtiss-Wright's electro-mechanical drive technology has been selected by CMI Defence in this important program for the US FMS Contract," said David Adams, co-chief operating officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment will design, develop and manufacture the turret stabilization units, featuring its Digital AC Servo (DACS) III system, at the company's facility in Neuhausen, Switzerland. Duration of the contract is from 2010 through 2013.
Source: Curtiss-Wright Controls
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