Curtiss-Wright to stabilise turrets of German Boxer and Hungarian Lynx AFVs

US aerospace and defence technology provider Curtiss-Wright has been awarded multiple contracts to provide its turret drive aiming and stabilisation technology to Rheinmetall for use on the German Army’s Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier and the Hungarian Land Forces’ Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFV), the company announced on 20 March 2025.

Under the agreements Curtiss-Wright will supply Rheinmetall’s Vehicle Systems Europe and Vehicle Systems International divisions with its scalable Turret Drive Stabilization System (TDSS) and other system components in support of these programmes. The TDSS will enable these armoured vehicles to maintain target location accuracy and precise turret stabilisation, even while moving at full speed. It also enables system designers to upgrade and add stabilisation functionality as mission requirements change, allowing system integrators to choose the right level of motion control and stability for the platform.

Curtiss-Wright’s facility in Switzerland, located in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, will provide Rheinmetall with TDSSs, associated hand controllers and equipment to control the medium-calibre Lance turret on the Boxer Heavy Weapon Carrier to be supplied to the German Army. Shipments are scheduled to run through to 2029.

For the Hungarian Land Forces’ Lynx IFVs, Curtiss-Wright will deliver TDSSs and their associated controllers solely manufactured in Switzerland during a first phase of the contract. Then, during a second phase, additional TDSSs will be manufactured in Switzerland and Australia. In support of both phases Curtiss-Wright will leverage its global partner network for the manufacture of the TDSS gyroscopes, building on the preferred supplier network that the company has established to support Rheinmetall ground vehicle programmes globally. Under the Hungarian contract shipments are scheduled to run through to 2027.

“We are proud to have been selected by Rheinmetall to provide our turret drive stabilisation solution supporting the German Army’s Heavy Weapon Carrier and the Hungarian Defence Forces’ Zrínyi 2026 military modernisation and rearmament programme,” Lynn M Bamford, chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, was quoted as saying in a company press release. “These contracts demonstrate the growing demand for our turret drive aiming and stabilisation technology in support of vital European combat vehicles. In addition, these awards highlight our strong opportunity to grow Curtiss-Wright’s international defence revenues, given the targeted increases in NATO spending and a global rising threat environment.”