Curtiss-Wright Corp.
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation provides highly engineered products and services to aerospace, defense, power generation, and industrial markets. The company operates through segments including Aerospace & Industrial (actuation systems, surface treatment services, metal finishing), Defense Electronics (embedded computing, data acquisition, flight test instrumentation), and Naval & Power (naval nuclear propulsion equipment, control systems, pressure vessels). Curtiss-Wright serves commercial and military aircraft manufacturers, defense contractors, nuclear power plants, and industrial customers requiring mission-critical equipment. Founded in 1929 through the merger of companies led by aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and Orville Wright and headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright has evolved into a diversified industrial technology company. The company benefits from aerospace content growth, defense modernization, naval nuclear programs, and power generation markets. Curtiss-Wright has established positions in specialized markets with high barriers to entry including nuclear propulsion. The company faces competitive pressures, program timing risks, supply chain challenges, and cyclicality in commercial aerospace. Curtiss-Wright continues to invest in organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and operational excellence.