Why Security Defines Mission Success Today
Modern defense platforms operate in a battlespace where every byte is a target. Mission data moves across more nodes, more networks, and more uncrewed systems than ever before. Near peer adversaries are accelerating cyber, EW, and supply chain attacks that outpace traditional security approaches.
Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions delivers end-to-end, defense-grade protection engineered for this environment, ensuring that data, algorithms, and platforms remain trusted from creation through retirement.
When every connection is a potential attack surface, every subsystem must be trusted.
The Curtiss-Wright Security Advantage
Curtiss-Wright provides a unified security architecture that spans processing, networking, storage, communications, and supply chain assurance. This ecosystem integrates:
Endorsed by the NSA for securing classified and sensitive U.S. Government information when appropriately keyed.
Strategy to deliver secure, data-at-rest solutions that leverage commercial technologies and products.
Our TrustedCOTS products provide confidence in the security and un-compromised protections.
Curtiss-Wright goes the extra mile to protect supply chain and manufacturing processes.
The Challenges Defense Programs Face
Curtiss-Wright directly addresses the five most persistent barriers to secure, modern defense systems:
Data exposure from edge sensors to cloud environments
Escalating cyber threats and near peer EW capabilities
Slow, complex accreditation cycles
Vendor lock in and proprietary hardware
Harsh, contested environments
Modern defense platforms are more connected, more data driven, and more exposed than ever.
End-to-End Security Architecture
Encryption for Every Mission Profile
Curtiss-Wright supports the full spectrum of defense grade cryptography:
- NSA High Assurance Type 1 for the highest levels of classified protection
- NSA CSfC dual layer encryption for agile, ITAR-free deployments
- Protection for data at rest, data-at-rest, data-in-motion, or data-in-transit
Proven Data at Rest Protection
ISR, EW, and autonomous platforms generate massive volumes of sensitive data. Curtiss-Wright ensures it never falls into the wrong hands.
- Rugged network attached storage with CSfC, Type 1, and FIPS validated options
- Removable, rugged memory modules for rapid on/off boarding
- Zeroize and sanitization features for mission continuity
- Mission ready NAS with >16 TB capacity for high volume sensor data
Secure Networking & Communications
Designed for contested, bandwidth-limited environments:
- Tactical networking appliances optimized for SWaP
- Data-in-motion encryption across radios, SATCOM, and coalition networks
- Resilient, interoperable IP communications for distributed sensors and mission systems
TrustedCOTS Embedded Processing
AI/ML, sensor fusion, and real time analytics demand secure, high performance compute. Curtiss-Wright TrustedCOTS provides:
- Hardware rooted trust, secure boot, TPM, system integrity
- Integration with secure software frameworks (e.g., Titanium Security Suite)
- Cyber hardened VPX and SOSA-aligned compute modules
- Protection for algorithms and mission software in use
Accelerated Accreditation & Open Architecture
Security shouldn’t slow programs down. Curtiss-Wright accelerates deployment with:
- NSA-approved CSfC and High Assurance Type 1 solutions
- Open standards: SOSA, CMOSS, MOSA, VICTORY
- Rapid integration across heterogeneous platforms
- Avoidance of vendor lock-in
Supply Chain Integrity & Lifecycle Security
Security begins long before a system is deployed. Curtiss-Wright ensures every subsystem originates from a trusted, verified source with:
- Counterfeit mitigation and component authentication
- Secure manufacturing processes
- Long term lifecycle support and obsolescence management
Execute the Mission Confidently
From tactical radios to strategic command systems, from aircraft to submarines, Curtiss-Wright provides security that scales, survives, and performs.
