Curtiss-Wright secures Army Enduring Shield platform support contract

The U.S. Army has awarded engineering solutions firm Curtiss-Wright Corporation a contract supporting the new Enduring Shield platform to meet the Army’s cruise missile defense needs.

The contract scope calls for Curtiss-Wright to design and build electromechanical actuators for the first 16 Dynetics Ensuring Shield launcher platforms, with an option for 400 additional launchers with associated interceptors.

“Curtiss-Wright is very proud to have been chosen by Dynetics to provide our elevation and stabilization actuators in support of this critical U.S. Army missile defense system,” Curtiss-Wright Corporation Chair and CEO Lynn M. Bamford said. “Our collaboration with the U.S. Army to develop actuation technologies reflects Curtiss-Wright’s long-standing commitments and ongoing support of the U.S. Army’s most critical ground defense platforms.”

Dynetics secured the contract for the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) program to produce its mobile ground-based weapon system via the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Missiles and Space, officials noted.

“Curtiss-Wright has a long history of supporting the U.S. Army’s ground defense systems through their products,” Leidos’ Dynetics Group President Steve Cook said. “We know they’ll be a valuable part of our team, and we look forward to working with them on our Enduring Shield launchers.”

The IFPC system is designed to acquire, track, engage, and defeat cruise missiles, rockets, and unmanned aircraft system threats.