March 25, 2010 (FinancialWire) — – Curtiss-Wright Corp. (NYSE: CW) said it has been awarded a $10.5 million contract by Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) to provide an upgraded radar signal processing solution for use in the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System program.

The initial portion of the contract, for $5.1 million, was awarded for the Joint STARS Prime Mission Equipment Diminishing Material Source. An additional $5.4 million was awarded to enhance the RSP solution so that it meets advanced radar processing capacity requirements necessary to support future radar performance needs.

The U.S. Air Force's E-8 Joint STARS aircraft is a ground surveillance platform that is meant to be able to track slow moving or stationary targets at sea, on the ground or hugging the terrain in slow flight.

The Air Force's Radar Airborne Signal Processor system performs the radar signal processing capabilities of the Joint STARS aircraft, enabling its ability to process data that results in the ability to locate targets. The contract is part of a larger upgrade to the RASP system used in Joint STARS.

Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment will design and manufacture the Radar Signal Processing solution at its San Diego, California facility. 

New Jersey-based Curtiss-Wright designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides a range of specialized metal treatment services.

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