Curtiss-Wright Wins $225M Navy Nuclear Contracts

The contracts cover propulsion components for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines and Ford-class aircraft carriers.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Nuclear

Isometric editorial illustration of heavy steel valve bodies and a pump impeller on a concrete floor, representing naval nuclear propulsion hardware. — Curtiss-Wright won more than $225 million in Navy contracts from Bechtel Plant Machinery to supply propulsion components for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines and Ford-class carriers. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Curtiss-Wright was awarded contracts valued above $225 million by Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. to supply advanced propulsion valves, pumps, and instrumentation and control systems for U.S. Navy nuclear programs.

Why it matters

The awards tie Curtiss-Wright to the Navy's nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier construction across the country. The company has supplied the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for more than 60 years.

The contract values exceed $225 million and the supplier has served the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for over 60 years. The stub does not break down the award value by program or by individual contract.

The players

Curtiss-Wright

A multinational engineering and manufacturing company that supplies defense and industrial components, and has supported every nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier commissioned by the U.S. Navy.

Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.

The contracting firm that awarded the subcontracts to Curtiss-Wright for Navy nuclear propulsion work.

The details

Curtiss-Wright will perform the work at its facilities in New York and Pennsylvania within its Defense Electronics and Naval & Power Segments. Engineering, manufacturing, and testing are currently underway and are expected to continue through 2030.

Engineering, manufacturing, and testing are underway currently.
Work is projected to continue through 2030.

Nuclear Program Context

The award extends Curtiss-Wright's role supplying the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program for more than 60 years. It continues supply for the Virginia-class, Columbia-class, and Ford-class programs.

The contracts keep engineering and manufacturing jobs active at Curtiss-Wright facilities in New York and Pennsylvania through 2030. The work supports submarine and carrier programs that depend on these propulsion systems.

The takeaway

Long-running supplier relationships such as Curtiss-Wright's sixty-year record with the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program give Navy shipbuilding programs continuity across multiple generations of submarines and carriers.