Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced an $80 million, multi-year investment to expand operations at its facility in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, part of the company’s Naval & Power segment, through a combination of internal capital investments, state support and maritime industrial base funding via the Pentagon budget.
The 118-acre campus designs, manufactures and tests advanced solutions for critical naval defense and commercial nuclear markets. As part of these investments, the company will construct two new buildings to expand manufacturing and testing capacity, improve operational efficiency, reduce lead times and support future growth.
Curtiss-Wright expects the expansion, which began in 2025, to create approximately 150 new jobs over the next three years while retaining more than 860 existing positions.
“This expansion strengthens our ability to meet growing customer demand in our naval defense and commercial nuclear end markets,” Curtiss-Wright Chair and CEO Lynn Bamford said. “Additionally, we’re pleased to see the administration’s continued strong funding for naval shipbuilding, including an acceleration in maritime industrial base funding.”
The Cheswick facility has served the commercial nuclear power industry since the first U.S. nuclear power plant was built in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. It has also supported the U.S. nuclear navy since the Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine.
Coordinated by Gov. Josh Shapiro's BusinessPA team, the company received a funding proposal from the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a $1,210,000 grant through the PA SITES (Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites) Program.
