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ROSELAND, N.J., 14 May 2008. Curtiss-Wright Corp. won an $8 million contract from General Dynamics C4 Systems in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Rockwell Collinsin Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide the company's General Processor Modules (GPM) for the Integrated Computer System (ICS) portion of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
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The Integrated Computer System combines a wide range of previously independent computing applications into a single, integrated, secure processing environment. ICS is a common computing environment for 13 of the 14 platforms in the FCS family of systems which comprises a network of sensors, unmanned aerial platforms and manned and unmanned ground systems.
Under the terms of the contract, Curtiss-Wright will supply the processing modules to General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins for integration into the ICS system. The initial order is for more than 1,000 modules with deliveries scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2008.
General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins won a joint contract from The Boeing Company and Science Applications International Corp. to accelerate technology development of the Integrated Computing System in 2005.
For more information contact Curtiss-Wright online at www.curtisswright.com.
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