Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc.

Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc. (Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems, Inc. Division, doing business as Curtiss-Wright C5Isr Data Solutions) manufactures specialized electronic components, data storage systems, and network-attached storage recorders for naval aviation and maritime surveillance programs as a prime contractor (67% of awards) and subcontractor to major defense primes. The company is a for-profit manufacturer and a wholly owned division of Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc., headquartered in Fairborn, Ohio, competing full-and-open with no SBA set-aside posture across its federal footprint.

Curtiss-Wright DS concentrates in naval maritime surveillance and data transport systems. Its anchor capability is K-BAR (Keyed Broad Area Maritime Surveillance) airborne recorder production — network attached storage recorders, docking stations, removable storage modules, lab cable sets, and associated evaluation, repair, engineering, and logistics support. The company holds a $33.8 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with Naval Air Systems Command running through July 25, 2028, from which multiple delivery orders have been executed totaling over $7 million since the July 2023 award. Representative recent prime work includes a $4.3 million September 2024 delivery order for K-BAR 32TB removable storage, NAS recorders, docking stations, and evaluation and repair services; a $822,596 April 2025 delivery order for K-BAR systems and ancillary equipment; an $807,536 September 2025 delivery order for K-BAR units, docking stations, and removable storage modules; and a $1.8 million July 2024 delivery order for K-BAR network attached storage and removable storage with a January 2026 completion modified by novation in April 2026. The company also delivers Data Transport Systems (DTS1 variants) and secure removable memory cartridges, including a $1.8 million November 2023 delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command for removable media cartridges supporting the Trident II (D-5) Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile program.

Customer concentration is heavily Navy-dominant. The top five funding agencies account for 56% of award volume, led by Naval Air Systems Command (22 awards, $44.8 million combined potential value) and Naval Sea Systems Command (33 awards, $13.2 million combined potential value). By dollar value, Naval Air Systems Command dominates at 66% of the $67.4 million portfolio, with Naval Sea Systems Command at 19.6%, Naval Strategic Systems Programs at 7.3%, and the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command at 1.6%. The concentration is skewed toward Navy: the top five customers account for 96% of combined potential value, with Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command together representing 85.8% of the portfolio. Curtiss-Wright DS places task orders against its own single-award IDC N0016423DJW69 (10 task orders, $10.1 million potential value) and participates in the Advanced Technology Support Program IV (8 task orders), IDC H9224119D0009 (6 task orders), and IDC N0016419DGP55 (4 task orders, $7.1 million potential value), all under Navy sponsorship.

Awards span electronic computer manufacturing (55 awards), search and detection system manufacturing (19 awards), engineering services (18 awards), aircraft manufacturing (12 awards), and printed circuit assembly (9 awards). Primary PSC categories are electrical and electronic assemblies, boards, cards, and hardware (32 awards) and information technology support equipment and storage devices (26 awards combined).

Activity has grown over the past five years: from 4 awards in 2022 to 28 in 2025, with a single award in the 2026 snapshot (May 27, 2026). The recompete cliff is minimal — only 2 awards worth $985 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating low near-term recompete risk.

In its subcontractor role, Curtiss-Wright DS supplies K-BAR components, data transport systems, removable memory cartridges, and electronic assemblies to prime contractors including Northrop Grumman (multi-award electronics manufacturing on B-2 and submersible programs), Lockheed Martin (cable assemblies and removable memory cartridges for satellite and ground systems), The Boeing Company (electro-hydraulic-mechanical systems for MQ-25 and P-8A naval aircraft), Sierra Nevada Company (computer components for DVEPS and related platforms), Raytheon Company (circuit card assemblies), Scientific Research Corporation (removable memory cartridges and data transport systems), and General Dynamics Mission Systems (fire control and mission systems support). This subcontract portfolio reflects Curtiss-Wright DS's position as a specialized component supplier to broad defense platforms, with recurring engagement on DoD airborne surveillance, maritime systems, and strategic weapons programs.