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Curtiss-Wright Signs Contract With Selex Galileo

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Friday, September 16th, 2011

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation [CW] recently announced that it has been selected by SELEX Galileo to supply rugged embedded digital signal processor modules for use on Saab's new Gripen fighter aircraft. The contract, due to expire in 2014, is valued at $15 million, and has an estimated potential additional value of $10 million over the lifetime of the program, according to a company statement. "Curtiss-Wright is proud to have been selected to provide our digital signal processor technology for use on the…

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