Curtiss-Wright Receives Contract from South Korea's Hanwha Corporation
February 16, 2011
Curtiss-Wright announced today it has received a contract from Hanwha Corporation of South Korea. The multi-million dollar contract authorizes work to commence on the design and manufacture of Towed-Array Handling Systems to be used in conjunction with a South Korean shipbuilding program.
Work for this contract will be performed at INDAL, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with the first delivery scheduled for October 2014.
"We are very pleased to support South Korea's shipbuilding project." said David Linton, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. "The supply of Towed-Array Handling Systems demonstrates our engineering expertise in providing advanced performance and innovative equipment designs. Curtiss-Wright consistently delivers demonstrated, profound value to our customers and it is what sets us apart from the competition."
Curtiss-Wright's capabilities include customized cable handling systems designed to meet varied customer requirements for military, scientific and commercial applications. With systems that operate safely in high sea states and at maximum ship speeds, Curtiss-Wright is recognized as a world leader in the design and supply of cable handling systems for both surface and submarine applications.
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