Curtiss-Wright moves into tactical communications
Curtiss-Wright is to acquire the stock of Pacific Star Communications (PacStar) in a $400 million cash deal.
The transaction is expected to close in Q4 this year, pending customary regulatory approvals. PacStar will operate as part of the Curtiss-Wright Defense segment.
‘The acquisition of PacStar establishes Curtiss-Wright as a critical supplier of advanced tactical and enterprise network communications solutions supporting a broad spectrum of high-priority US military force modernisation programmes,’ said Curtiss-Wright chairman and CEO David Adams.
PacStar solutions are used for a variety of military tactical communications and battlefield management applications. Its IQ-Core Software, for instance, is designed to enable network-centric battlefield communications, and in July 2020 the US Army ordered the PacStar 400-series modular platform (pictured) to enhance agile and reliable tactical communications in the Expeditionary Signal Battalion - Enhanced tactical communications programme.
The company participates in other US Army programmes such as Warfighter Information Network-Tactical and Transportable Tactical Command Communications.
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