Curtiss-Wright Selected by John Cockerill Defense to Provide Turret Drive Stabilization System for New Combat Boat Weapons System

• TO SUPPLY AIMING AND STABILIZATION FOR THE COCKERILL® 3030 SERIES WEAPONS SYSTEM FOR THE INDONESIAN MOD

ASHBURN, Va. 11 October 2021. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions, that was selected by John Cockerill Defense (JCD) to provide turret drive stabilization technology for use in the weapons system used onboard the new Combat Boat that JCD is supplying to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will supply John Cockerill Defense with its cost-effective, scalable Turret Drive Servo System (TDSS) to provide the aiming and stabilization functionalities of the Combat Boat’s Cockerill® 3030 series weapons system. The Combat Boat, which features both manned and unmanned onboard weapons systems, will enable the Indonesian MoD to quickly respond to piracy threats in its territorial waters. Curtiss-Wright’s TDSS will deliver target location accuracy and precise turret stabilization with the flexibility required by system integrators to define and deploy exact solutions. Further, the TDSS will uniquely enable system designers to upgrade and add stabilization functionality as their mission requirements change.

“We are very pleased to have been selected to support John Cockerill Defense’s innovative Combat Boat with our turret drive stabilization technology,” said Chris Wiltsey, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions. “This exciting naval platform will represent the first shipboard deployment of our industry-leading high precision, modular TDSS solution. Proven in ground vehicles around the world, TDSS is a highly rugged robust stabilization system ideal for use in harsh environments on land or at sea.”