The U.S. Air Force and its Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) have signed Curtiss-Wright Corp. to a multiyear contact worth as much as $287 million for hardware, software, and services in support of testing programs at the Air Force Test Center (AFTC). The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract consists of a base period of five years at $123 million followed by a five-year option period. It's a continuation of a recently completed IDIQ five-year contract that was valued at $91 million.
As part of the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide high-speed data-acquisition system (HSDAS) technology in the form of flight test instrumentation (FTI). It will collect, collate, process, record, and transmit flight test data for key USAF systems, such as the F-22, F-35, and B-52 aircraft (see image above).
Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corp., said, “We are pleased to have been selected by Edwards Air Force Base to provide our aerospace instrumentation technology for use on the Air Force Test Center’s flight test programs.” She added, “This is the largest award received by our Aerospace Instrumentation team and is a strong example of our long-standing relationships and continued support of critical U.S. flight test center objectives.”
Work on the contract will be performed by Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division at facilities in Newtown, Pa., and Palmdale, Calif.