Curtiss-Wright awarded $24M for FTI support F-35 Technology TR-3 program

Curtiss-Wright announced that it has been awarded a $24M contract from Nellis Air Force Base to provide Flight Test Instrumentation FTI equipment in support of the F-35 Technology Refresh 3, TR-3, program. Technology Refresh 3 represents a series of critical upgrades to the F-35’s hardware and software meant to improve its displays, memory and computer processing capability and support future modernization capabilities. “We are proud to have been selected by Nellis Air Force Base to provide our aerospace instrumentation technology for use on critical flight tests of the F-35 TR-3 program,” said Lynn M. Bamford, Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. “The receipt of this contract reflects our long-standing relationships and ongoing collaboration with the F-35 Joint Program Office and U.S. Flight Test Range engineers and personnel, and demonstrates the trust and confidence that customers place in Curtiss-Wright’s advanced and reliable integrated high-speed flight test instrumentation systems