Curtiss-Wright

Name

Curtiss-Wright

Legal name

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Website

https://curtisswright.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace & Defense Engineering and Manufacturing

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Aircraft Structures, Airframes & Composites (IMABAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural Assemblies & Integration (Airframe Subassemblies) (IMABAEAD), Composite Structures & Layup Manufacturing (IMABAEAB)

Keywords

• Defense electronics
• Aerospace actuation
• Nuclear power components
• Embedded computing
• Flight test instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Davidson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of highly engineered hardware products including actuators, sensors, embedded computing, valves, pumps, motors, generators, and nuclear components. Revenue from long-term fixed-price defense contracts.
2. Service Sales: Aftermarket overhaul and repair services, technical field support, engineering services, and simulation services. Q1 2026 service sales of $142.7 million.
3. Aftermarket Parts and Services: Spare parts, fleet services, and maintenance for defense and nuclear customers. Includes upgrade programs and obsolescence solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Curtiss-Wright designs, manufactures, and supports highly engineered products for high-performance platforms and critical applications, including embedded computing, flight test instrumentation, actuation systems, sensors, valves, pumps, motors, generators, and nuclear power components. The company sells to aerospace, defense, commercial nuclear power, process, and industrial customers under three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power, complemented by aftermarket overhaul, repair, engineering, and simulation services.

Product overview

Curtiss-Wright offers a diversified portfolio of highly engineered products and services organized into three main segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. The Aerospace & Industrial segment includes Actuation Division (electromechanical linear/rotary actuators for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications), Industrial Division (hand/joystick controls, sensors, power management, medical mobility products), Sensors Division (position sensors, solenoids, solenoid valves), and Surface Technologies Division (shot peening, laser peening, engineered coatings). The Defense Electronics segment encompasses Defense Solutions Division providing embedded computing boards (VPX systems, processor cards, FPGA cards, GPU/graphics cards, networking cards, storage), tactical communications (PacStar edge servers, tactical data link software including TCG LinkPRO), flight test instrumentation, motion control systems, rugged enclosures, and storage/recording solutions. The Naval & Power segment includes EMS Division (nuclear propulsion components, aircraft carrier systems, submarine equipment, reactor coolant pumps), Nuclear Division (containment products, process controls, valves, engineering services, simulation software), Valves Division (pressure relief valves for oil/gas), and Target Rock Division (critical process valves for defense/nuclear). Recent product launches include the Ground Tactical Data Link System Continuous Monitoring System for cybersecurity/compliance management and the SOSA-aligned safety-certifiable COTS computing platform with Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS for avionics applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PacStar: Tactical communications and networking solutions for defense applications
• TCG LinkPRO
• ASIST
• RAST
• Everlube
• Pop-A-Plug
• 3KEYSOFTWARE

Products and services

• TCG LinkPRO Tactical Data Link Software Integrated tactical data link processing software that enables coalition military forces to share electronic warfare intelligence across heterogeneous tactical networks in near-real-time. Targeted at U.S. and NATO defense forces requiring cross-network CESMO interoperability.
• Ground Tactical Data Link System (GTS) Continuous Monitoring System Centralized cybersecurity and compliance management suite that secures large-scale, geographically dispersed tactical networks across coalition military operations. Supports DISA STIG enforcement and Risk Management Framework alignment for defense customers operating sovereign and U.S. military networks simultaneously.
• MOSA Mission Computers (C-17 Flight Deck Refresh) Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) aligned mission computing systems that modernize the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet flight deck, addressing obsolescence and adding new technology for the aircraft's lifecycle. Sold to Boeing as the prime integrator for the U.S. Air Force program.
• Safety-Certifiable COTS Avionics Computing Platform Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) avionics computing platform pairing the SOSA-aligned V3-1222 3U VPX processing module with the FACE-certified INTEGRITY-178 tuMP RTOS, targeting multicore processing for the highest Design Assurance Level (DAL A) under DO-178C and DO-254 standards. Sold to avionics system integrators in commercial and military aerospace.
• Helium Circulator Systems and Reactivity Control and Shutdown Systems (Xe-100) Critical nuclear reactor components — including the helium circulator system and reactivity control and shutdown systems — designed for X-energy's Xe-100 advanced Generation IV high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (80 MW per unit). Sold to SMR developers and utility consortia deploying Generation IV reactors.
• Natrium Training Simulators and Control Systems High-fidelity training simulators and reactor control systems for TerraPower's Natrium advanced reactor project. Built on 3KEYSOFTWARE simulation technology, serving utilities and operators preparing for first-of-a-kind SMR operations.
• RAST Helicopter Handling System Recover Assist, Secure and Traversing (RAST) helicopter handling system that enables safe and efficient helicopter operations at sea, including landing guidance, stabilization, and hangar movement for naval flight decks. Sold to navies and naval shipbuilders under multi-year defense contracts.
• PacStar Tactical Edge Servers Rugged small-form-factor (SFF) network systems and tactical communications solutions validated for Microsoft Azure Local hybrid cloud and edge deployments, enabling defense customers to operate cloud-connected mission systems in austere environments. Sold to defense customers and tactical communications integrators.
• Flight Test Instrumentation Comprehensive flight test and monitoring instrumentation including data acquisition systems, telemetry and flight safety systems, recorders, FTI setup and analysis software, space mission data handling, ground station systems, cameras, and air data systems. Sold to aerospace test ranges, defense programs, and space agencies.
• Electromechanical Actuation Systems (Actuation Division) Linear and rotary electromechanical actuators, geared actuators, secondary flight controls, utility/door/ordinance actuation, and weapons hoisting and handling systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Includes Averna-partnered next-generation actuator test systems.
• Commercial Nuclear Power Components and Services (Nuclear Division) Comprehensive nuclear power plant solutions including actuators, containment integrity products (airlocks, hatches, doors), process control systems, cables and connectors, valves, engineering services, NDE/NDT services, simulation software (3KEYSOFTWARE), equipment qualification, and spent fuel management systems. Sold to commercial nuclear utilities worldwide.
• EMS Division Naval and Reactor Coolant Pump Products Nuclear propulsion system components (valves, pumps, motors, generators, instrumentation), aircraft carrier launch and retrieval equipment, submarine equipment (cable handling systems, towed array systems), and reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse AP1000 reactors. Sold to the U.S. Navy, shipbuilders, and commercial nuclear EPCs.
• Critical Process Valves (Valves and Target Rock Divisions) Pressure relief valves, directional control valves, and critical process valves including flight-critical aircraft launch, SUBSAFE, and Smartvalve services for defense, commercial nuclear, and oil and gas applications. Sold to naval, nuclear, and process industry customers.
• Position and Proximity Sensors (Sensors Division) Linear position sensors (LVDTs, RVDTs, potentiometers), rotary position sensors, proximity sensors (active, passive, solid state, speed), and solenoids and solenoid valves for aerospace, industrial, and defense customers. Sold as OEM components and through industrial distribution.
• Industrial Vehicle and Medical Mobility Controls (Industrial Division) Hand controls, joystick controls, electronic throttle controls, power management systems, transmission shifters, human-machine interfaces, and medical mobility products (wheelchair and scooter controllers) for on/off-highway vehicles, medical mobility, and adjacent industrial markets.
• Surface Treatment and Coatings Services (Surface Technologies Division) Shot peening, laser peening, engineered coatings (including Everlube dry film lubricants), thermal spraying, and analytical services (mechanical, metallurgical, and chemical testing) for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.
• Aftermarket Overhaul, Repair, and Technical Field Services Aftermarket overhaul and repair services, spare parts, technical field support, fleet services, upgrade programs, and obsolescence solutions for defense and commercial nuclear installed base. Q1 2026 service sales of $142.7 million. Sold to defense and nuclear customers under long-term support contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13% revenue growth in FY2025 and Q1 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• X-energycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Curtiss-Wright is part of NASA consortium working with X-energy on lunar and deep-space communications networks. Partnering on CLAIRE and INSPiRE platforms for Artemis program, providing critical reactor component expertise.
• X-energycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Prototype manufacturing of Helium Circulator Systems and Reactivity Control and Shutdown Systems for X-energy's Xe-100 advanced High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor (80 MW Generation IV design). Supporting X-energy's deployment strategy including up to 12 units with Energy Northwest for Amazon's 5 GW target.
• TerraPowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Awarded contracts for training simulators and control systems for TerraPower's Natrium advanced reactor project. NRC issued construction permit for Natrium reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming - first non-light-water reactor approval in over 40 years.
• AvernaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Strategic partnership to develop five custom aerospace test systems integrating secure data management and manufacturing execution systems for precision, safety-critical aerospace applications. ITAR compliant solutions supporting next-generation actuator development.
• Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 February 20264-year contract with U.S. Department of Defense for RAST helicopter landing systems. Curtiss-Wright's Mississauga facility manufactures systems and provides technical field support. Previous partnership worth over CAD$300 million.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2026Selected by Boeing to provide mission computer technology for U.S. Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III Flight Deck Obsolescence and Technology Refresh program. Estimated lifetime contract value exceeding $400 million.
• Rolls-Royce SMRminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2026UK Curtiss-Wright offshoot involved in Rolls-Royce's 470 MW pressurized water SMR project at Wylfa, North Wales. Rolls-Royce designing reactors under 2.5 billion pound UK government investment targeting first power in mid-2030s.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Mercury Systems: Specializes in mission-critical defense electronics and embedded computing — directly comparable to Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions Division across VPX/SOSA-aligned processing, RF, and avionics subsystems.
• TransDigm Group: Operates a portfolio of sole-source proprietary aerospace components with similar mission-critical, fixed-price contracting model and similar margin/ROIC profile (often 40%+ ROIC). Highly comparable business model across actuation, valves, sensors, and other flight-critical parts.
• HEICO Corporation: Supplies FAA-approved aerospace and defense replacement parts and electronic technologies. Closely comparable niche aerospace parts and electronic components supplier with strong aftermarket exposure.
• Woodward Inc. Designs and manufactures energy control and optimization solutions for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets — overlapping on motion control, valves, and turbine/fuel system components.
• BWX Technologies: Supplier of nuclear components and fuel including U.S. Navy naval nuclear propulsion and commercial nuclear services — directly comparable to Curtiss-Wright's Naval & Power segment, particularly for nuclear components and reactor services.
• Moog Inc. Designs and manufactures precision motion control products and systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets — overlapping directly with Curtiss-Wright's actuation, motion control, and defense electronics portfolios.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Aerospace: Tier-1 incumbent across avionics, propulsion, and aircraft systems; competes with Curtiss-Wright on flight-critical electronics, actuation, and safety-certified computing at larger scale.
• Collins Aerospace (RTX): Large incumbent supplying avionics, mission systems, and aerostructures to military and commercial aerospace customers. Competes with Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions on mission computing and with EMS on naval systems.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control technologies heavyweight serving aerospace and industrial markets. Broader portfolio but overlapping product categories in valves, actuators, and filtration used on defense and nuclear platforms.

Emerging players

• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Specialty defense electronics and unmanned systems provider with overlapping presence in tactical networking, embedded computing, and target drone systems relevant to ground defense.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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