Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) traces its legacy to aviation pioneers Glenn H. Curtiss and Orville and Wilbur Wright and was formally created in 1929. The corporate headquarters is in Davidson, North Carolina, and the company reports approximately 9,200 employees.

Since 1952 the company has supplied critical technology to the U.S. Navy, beginning with the first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN 571), and it has designed and manufactured critical application pumps and valves for the Navy ever since.

The business is organised in three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, serving the defense, commercial aerospace, commercial nuclear power, process and industrial markets. Lynn M. Bamford is Chair and Chief Executive Officer.