American manufacturer and services provider Curtiss-Wright Corporation has received a contract to provide aircraft ship integrated securing and traversing (ASIST) systems for the US Navy’s Constellation-class frigates (FFG-62).
As disclosed, the company secured the $27 million contract award from the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). Under the agreement, Curtiss-Wright’s facility based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, will provide the aircraft handling systems and support to the US Naval Air Warfare Center for use on the Constellation-class frigates.
According to the company, the ASIST system is a free-deck landing system that enables helicopter landings to be made with limited human interaction in extreme sea environments.
During descent, ASIST’s precision helicopter position sensing equipment system continuously tracks and monitors the exact position of the aircraft relative to the designated landing area and displays it to the pilot through a series of visual landing cues.
The recent award is part of a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, potentially valued at nearly $100 million.
“We are pleased to have been selected by CCC to continue to provide our experience and expertise as a leading supplier of integrated shipboard helicopter handling systems operating at extreme seas conditions,” said Lynn M. Bamford , Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright Corporation.
“This award reflects our commitment to provide the most advanced and reliable aircraft handling systems to support the safe landing and traversing of Naval manned aircraft for the U.S. Navy and allied forces.”
In addition to supplying the US Navy with the ASIST system, Curtiss-Wright and CCC have partnered on numerous contracts with the US military over the past 40 years for hardware components, equipment, and systems including the RAST (Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse) shipboard system for helicopters.
Read more