Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced a $31 million firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply Airborne Mission Processors (AMP) and associated spare parts for the MQ-4C Triton, operated by PMA-262 Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and PMA-290 Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft. The contract also covers Total Lifecycle Management™, training, and engineering support for the AMP, with work to be completed by Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division through September 2029.
The AMP is built using Curtiss-Wright’s leading Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) technologies, featuring the VPX6-1959 single board computer, CHAMP-XD2M High Memory Capacity Multi-Core HPEC Module, VPX6-684 Network Switch, VPX6-4943 GPGPU board, along with front panels, fan control systems, and chassis components.
Curtiss-Wright has previously provided MOSA-based Keyed Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Airborne Recorder (K-BAR) Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions to support the MQ-4C Triton and future PMA-290 platforms, including docking stations, storage modules, chassis, and related lab equipment.
