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Protecting Top Secret Data While Extending UAV Mission Duration
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Protecting Top Secret Data While Extending UAV Mission Duration

A large integrator faced the challenge of protecting Top Secret DAR on a UAV and approached Curtiss-Wright for a solution.

01/23/2026
Small Form Factor Mission Systems: Driving Forward the Development of Next Generation UUVs
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Small Form Factor Mission Systems: Driving Forward the Development of Next Generation UUVs

A system integrator required small form factor (SFF) mission processors, network switches, and network-attached storage (NAS) with government-approved encryption for UUV operations. Read about the solution we developed here.

08/12/2025
Enabling Secure, Scalable Data Storage for UAV Operations
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Enabling Secure, Scalable Data Storage for UAV Operations

The UAV developer needed a rugged, National Security Agency (NSA)-approved NAS solution that could be deployed without custom engineering.

06/03/2025
COTS Data-at-Rest Encryption Onboard an UUV
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COTS Data-at-Rest Encryption Onboard an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV)

Curtiss-Wright develops network-attached storage (NAS) devices for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV).

07/26/2024
Unmanned Surface Vehicle Requires NetBoot and Commercial Encryption
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Unmanned Surface Vehicle Requires NetBoot and Commercial Encryption

Tasked with building a new Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), a shipbuilder faced challenging requirements. The developer planned to connect all the computer systems via a one gigabit Ethernet (1 GbE) network.

02/24/2022
Unmanned Underwater Vehicle NAS Protects Terabytes of Top Secret Mission Data
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Unmanned Underwater Vehicle NAS Protects Terabytes of Top Secret Mission Data

In search of a small form factor network attached storage (NAS) solution for a new UUV, an engineer at a defense contractor reached out to Curtiss-Wright. The UUV required a high storage capacity solution to store critical mission data on long-range missions.

06/11/2020
USFF Mission Processors and Network Switches for ISR UAV Targeting System
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USFF Mission Processors and Network Switches for ISR UAV Targeting System

As unmanned vehicles become more powerful and complex, their electronics payloads must adapt to match new mission objectives. This often forces aerospace and defense system integrators to push for reductions in size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C).

03/19/2020
Rugged, Encrypted Data Storage for an ISR Pod
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Rugged, Encrypted Data Storage for an ISR Pod

A customer sought a secure data storage solution that could maintain reliability under extreme temperatures and vibration, and be available off the shelf.

02/04/2020
Upgrading an Electronic Warfare Suite with an Integrated System Solution
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Upgrading an Electronic Warfare Suite with an Integrated System Solution

A global helicopter manufacturer, faced with a need to upgrade an existing EW suite to increase functionality, sought high-performance technology with a reputable pedigree that they could offer to their growing customer base.

11/07/2019
High Speed NAS for a Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Pod
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High Speed NAS for a Wide-Area Persistent Surveillance Pod

A large aerospace systems integrator that manufactures wide-area persistent surveillance systems was challenged with finding a network-attached storage solution to meet their demanding requirements. Learn about the HSR40 NAS solution.

06/20/2019
Rugged Recording and Mission Computing on a Tactical Fighter Aircraft
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Rugged Recording and Mission Computing on a Tactical Fighter Aircraft

Tactical Air Support, Inc. needed a cockpit accessible rugged data recorder and a pre-integrated mission computer to upgrade its fleet of F-5AT Tiger II Military supersonic tactical fighters. Read about the solution Curtiss-Wright developed here.

02/05/2019
Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP
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Upgrading UAV Automatic Landing Subsystems while Reducing Cost and SWaP

A customer wished to move to the latest and greatest technology without having to change pinouts or cables on the aircraft.

11/27/2018