The Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced today that it has received notification from Fincantieri S.p.A exercising the option for the supply of four additional TC-ASIST helicopter handling systems for the FREMM frigate program, bringing the number of systems under the multimillion-dollar contract to six. The contract also contains options for an additional four ship sets bringing the total to ten ships planned in the class for the Italian Navy.

The TC-ASIST (Twin Claw-Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse) is a variant of the well established ASIST system and allows integration of the ASIST shipboard helicopter operating concept without structural modifications to the existing Italian helicopter fleet. Similar systems are fitted to the Italian Horizon class frigates to provide a superior operating capability with both EH-101 and NH-90 helicopters.

"Curtiss-Wright is very pleased to continue its work on the FREMM frigate program," said a spokesperson for Curtiss-Wright "The confidence in the TC-ASIST Helo Handling Systems demonstrated by the Italian Navy confirms the performance and value of the system."

The FREMM frigate is a joint Italian/French program with a total of 27 ships planned in all. It is being designed to incorporate the latest advancements in shipboard mission systems.

Work for this contract will be performed at the Curtiss-Wright facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with deliveries scheduled to begin in late 2009.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) is a global innovative company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing reliable solutions through trusted customer relationships. The company employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.

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The Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced today that it has received a contract from the United States Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center (AR&SC) for the supply of Helicopter Probe and Aircraft Tracking System equipment for installation on the Coast Guard’s existing HH-65C helicopter. The installed equipment will enable the HH-65C to operate with the Aircraft Ship Integrated Secure and Traverse (ASIST) system-equipped Maritime Security Cutter, Large class platforms.

The ASIST system is a state-of-the-art deck-handling solution for supporting shipboard helicopter operations. As a truly integrated system, it provides the capability to perform helicopter recovery, on-deck securing, maneuvering and deck traversing operations through a single-system solution. The system performs safe helicopter securing in conditions up to and including lower sea state six without attaching external cables or requiring on-deck personnel. The combined features and functionality of ASIST enable the system to meet and exceed the latest requirements for high sortie rates and optimized crew size.

ASIST was originally selected by the U.S. Coast Guard in June 2004 for installation on its new Deepwater aviation-capable cutters. The system will operate primarily with the Coast Guard’s legacy HH-65C aircraft and will also be operationally compatible with the U.S. Navy’s MH-60R helicopters.

Work for this contract will be performed at Curtiss-Wright's facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with equipment deliveries to AR&SC scheduled for late 2009.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) is a global innovative company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing reliable solutions through trusted customer relationships. The company employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.

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To Supply Hangar Door for the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-Class Ship Program

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced today that it has received a $6.9 million contract from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB), for the design, development and qualification testing of the hangar door to be fitted on the DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer platform as well as a production order for the door for the first NGSB-built ship. The total value of contracts for hangar doors could exceed $20 million with options.

The DDG-1000 Hangar Door builds on the multi-panel configuration and lessons learned from Curtiss-Wright’s highly successful LPD-17 Hangar Door project. The twin panel DDG-1000 configuration will exhibit low radar characteristics commensurate with the overall ship design and philosophy. The door will include multiple operating modes and will operate and survive under extreme load and shock environments.

The DDG-1000 Zumwalt is the lead ship in a class of next-generation, multi-mission surface combatants. It is being designed to require a smaller crew and be less expensive to operate than comparable warships. It will have a wave-piercing "tumblehome" hull form whose sides slope inward above the waterline. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Mississippi and Bath Iron Works in Maine will build the first two ships of this class.

Work for this contract will be performed at the Curtiss-Wright facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, with the delivery to NGSB scheduled for early 2011.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) is a global innovative company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing reliable solutions through trusted customer relationships. The company employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.

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To Provide Critical Electrical Components, Propulsion Systems, Pumps and Valves

ROSELAND, N.J., April 7, 2008, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) announced today it has been awarded contracts totaling up to $31 million to provide ship service generators, engineered pumps, secondary propulsion systems, sub-safe ball and swing-check valves for the U.S. Navy's Virginia-Class submarines, SSN-784 and SSN-787. This is an initial order for production and long-lead materials that will be delivered in the 2009-2010 timeframe. The work will be performed by Curtiss-Wright's Flow Control segment at its Cheswick, Pennsylvania; Phillipsburg, New Jersey; and East Farmingdale, New York facilities.

"We are very pleased to have been selected for these important defense contracts," said Curtiss-Wright Chairman and CEO Martin R. Benante. "The Virginia Class Submarine program is a critical part of our national defense and as a result, in the fiscal year 2008 defense budget, Congress provided long-lead funding to support increasing the rate of production of Virginia Class nuclear submarines from one to two per year commencing in year 2011. Since the program's inception, Curtiss-Wright's commitment to providing the most advanced, reliable products and our strategic investment in innovative technologies has ensured our continued participation in this critical defense program."

For over 50 years, Curtiss-Wright has supplied technologically advanced products and services to the U.S. Navy with emphasis on nuclear propulsion systems. Our innovative, high-performance products can be found aboard every nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier commissioned by the U.S. Navy, ensuring safe, reliable operations. In addition, our technology advances, including more power-dense motors and enhanced valve designs, enable more efficient operations, reducing manpower, increasing safety and reducing overall cost.

About Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified company headquartered in Roseland, N.J. The company designs, manufactures and overhauls products for motion control and flow control applications, and provides a variety of metal treatment services. The firm employs approximately 7,600 people worldwide. More information on Curtiss-Wright can be found at www.curtisswright.com/.

About Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp.

Curtiss-Wright Flow Control specializes in the design and manufacture of highly engineered valves, pumps, motors, generators, electronics and related products for the commercial nuclear power industry, oil and gas processing facilities, and a range of critical military programs. CWFC's innovative, high-performance products play an integral role in our nation's defense, and in the safe, efficient operation of power plants and other industrial sites worldwide. Based in Falls Church, VA, the company has 3,000 employees worldwide and is the Flow Control operating segment of Curtiss-Wright Corp. For more information, visit www.cwfc.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's beliefs and assumptions, current expectations, estimates and projections for a certain defense contract with an existing customer. Such statements, including statements relating to Curtiss- Wright Corporation's expectations for future value of the contracts, the continued success of this defense program, continued funding dedicated to this government program, and opportunities associated with future add on contracts associated with this program, are not considered historical facts and are considered forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. Such forward- looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an economic downturn; changes in competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; a change in US government spending; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace, defense contracting, marine, electronics and industrial companies. Please refer to the Company's current SEC filings under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further information.

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