Curtiss-Wright enhances US Army's Stryker ICVs with advanced electronics.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has secured a contract with General Dynamics Land Systems to equip the Stryker ground combat vehicle with technology that complies with the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for its managed switch upgrade program.
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Stryker M1126 Armored Personnel Carrier (Picture source: US DoD )

The contract stipulates that Curtiss-Wright will provide its line-replaceable unit, the DBH-670 Digital Beachhead, to enhance the U.S. Army's Stryker ground combat vehicles. Earlier this year, the U.S. Army received 300 Stryker DVHA1 armored combat vehicles from General Dynamics as part of a $712.3 million contract dating back to 2020. Additionally, Bulgaria acquired 183 Stryker vehicles from the United States in a deal worth $1.5 billion.

Curtiss-Wright's DBH-670 Digital Beachhead is a proven technology that has been part of the Stryker vehicle platform for over five years. Designed to withstand the rigors of the battlefield, the DBH-670 integrates a U.S. Army Victory network switch and a vehicle management computer into a compact line-replaceable unit. This enables a truly network-centric architecture, offering common services to all authorized equipment on the vehicle.

This contract signifies Curtiss-Wright's commitment to providing cutting-edge technology that equips the U.S. Army's Stryker vehicles for future warfare scenarios. Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division is leading this initiative, operating under the Defense Electronics segment. Internationally, Curtiss-Wright has also been selected by General Dynamics for various services. For example, they provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the Austrian Army's Ulan infantry fighting vehicles, replacing the original electronic and mechanical components of the Ulan IFV turret drive system.

The Stryker combat vehicle is a versatile platform designed to meet the diverse needs of modern battlefields. In terms of armament, the Stryker is equipped for a wide variety of missions. It can be mounted with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm machine gun, or even a 40mm automatic grenade launcher. For more significant threats, the vehicle also has a Javelin anti-tank guided missile launcher.

Its V-shaped hull offers standard protection against small arms fire and shell splinters. Additionally, the vehicle is specifically armored to withstand the effects of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and land mines. The Stryker is used by several countries, including Colombia, Iraq, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United States. Designed in the United States, the vehicle weighs 16,740 kg and can reach a maximum road speed of 100 km/h. With a range of 500 km, it is suitable for long-duration missions. The vehicle is also equipped with various accessories to enhance its functionality and crew safety. Among these are a central tire inflation system, NBC protection, day/night thermal vision, a network mapping system, and a communication system. The Stryker can accommodate a crew of two people, as well as nine passengers, and its dimensions are 6.95m in length, 2.72m in width, and 2.64m in height.