Curtiss-Wright Controls Awarded Contract By Lockheed Martin

To Provide Vortex Compact Network Storage for the C-130J Program

Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc. recently announced that it has received a contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to provide Vortex Compact Network Storage (CNS) subsystems to the C-130J Program. The CNS will be deployed as the Network File Server in the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command's MC-130J special mission aircraft and the Air Force Special Operations Command HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft. The initial order is valued at $800,000, with a potential lifetime contract value estimated at $7.5M.

"Curtiss-Wright is very pleased that our rugged CNS network storage products have been selected by Lockheed Martin for use on the U.S. Air Force's HC/MC-130J Super Hercules personnel recovery and special mission aircraft," said David Adams Co-Chief Operating Officer for Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

Curtiss-Wright's Vortex CNS is a rugged, conduction-cooled, high-performance network attached storage device that enables critical data to be shared over the aircraft's internal network. The Vortex CNS supports industry-standard network protocols including CIFS, NFS, HTTP, FTP, and PXE. It is designed to optimize file sharing in military platforms deployed in harsh environments. Data is stored securely on solid-state memory and encrypted with the AES-256 algorithm.

The new HC/MC-130J Super Hercules is an extended range transport aircraft designed for special missions such as search and rescue (SAR) and combat search and rescue (CSAR).

Curtiss-Wright Controls' Electronic Systems division is designing the CNS at its facility in Dayton, OH, with manufacturing to take place at the company's facility in Littleton, MA. The products will be delivered to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, GA.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the Motion Control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation and a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technologies for niche actuation and drive applications, integrated sensors and electronic subsystems internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an innovative engineering company that provides highly engineered, critical function products, systems and services in the areas of flow control, motion control and metal treatment to the defense, energy and commercial/industrial markets. The legacy company of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of design and manufacturing innovation along with long-standing customer relationships. The company employs approximately 8,700 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com

SOURCE: Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.