INTERNATIONAL PARIS AIR SHOW 2025, Le Bourget, Paris, France (Hall 3-D28) – June 16, 2025 – Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division today announced that it has been awarded a $7.7 million firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by Tyonek Aircraft Overhaul, LLC, a subsidiary of Tyonek Services Group, Inc. (TSG) and Tyonek Native Corporation. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide a MIL-STD-1553 data communications interface variant of its Fortress™ combined cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) for use on the U.S. Coast Guard’s MH-65E Dolphin and MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter fleet. The contract has a one-year base period followed by a four-year option period.
“We are pleased to have been selected by Tyonek Aircraft Overhaul to supply our industry-leading Fortress CVR/FDR in support of the important work undertaken by the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter fleet,” said Brian Perry, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions. ”This IDIQ contract represents the continued endorsement of the reliability and performance of our flight recorder technology to ensure flight safety in all domains.”
Developed for use on military fixed wing and rotorcraft platforms, the Fortress recorder’s ability to acquire additional data as customer needs evolve has helped further establish Curtiss-Wright as one of the leading suppliers of modern flight data recorders. For additional information about Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions products, please visit www.curtisswrightds.com and LinkedIn.
About Tyonek Native Corporation
Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC) is the parent company to a diversified portfolio of subsidiary businesses in industries including: Aerospace and defense manufacturing, engineering, aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul, cyber technology, land resource development and renewables, and construction. TNC is an Alaska Native Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). Profits generated from TNC provide financial, social, educational, and community benefits for more than 900 shareholders. The corporation's headquarters is located in Anchorage, Alaska, with offices in Madison, Alabama, and other operational locations throughout the continental United States. For additional information, visit www.tyonek.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a global integrated business that provides highly engineered products, solutions and services mainly to Aerospace & Defense markets, as well as critical technologies in demanding Commercial Power, Process and Industrial markets. Headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, the company leverages a workforce of approximately 8,900 highly skilled employees who develop, design and build what we believe are the best engineered solutions to the markets we serve. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing innovative solutions through trusted customer relationships. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's beliefs and assumptions. Such statements, including statements relating to Curtiss-Wright Corporation's expectations of future performance of our flight data recorder products, additional contracts with this customer, the successful implementation of our products, the overall success of these government programs and future opportunities associated with the installed base of these programs, are not considered historical facts and are considered forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; a change in Belgium or US government spending; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace, defense contracting, marine, electronics and industrial companies. Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further information.
John Wranovics
Director of Public Relations
John Wranovics has over thirty years of experience in managing media relations and the promotion of high technology products. He has been with Curtiss-Wright since 2003. He has a degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.
