Curtiss-Wright Awarded 4-Year Contract To Provide Recovery Assist, Secure And Traverse (RAST) Systems To The U.S. NAVY
CURTISS-WRIGHT AWARDED 4-YEAR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE RECOVERY ASSIST, SECURE AND TRAVERSE (RAST) SYSTEMS TO THE U.S. NAVY
December 16, 2025
Cheswick, PA: Curtiss-Wright today announced that it has been awarded a four-year contract from the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) to supply its Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse (RAST) systems to the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright’s Mississauga, Ontario, facility, part of Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Systems, will manufacture the systems and provide technical field support to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center.
“We are honored to strengthen our long-standing partnership with the Canadian Commercial Corporation in support of the U.S. Navy,” said Dave Micha, Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Systems. “Our RAST systems are crucial for the safe handling of helicopters on naval vessels, and we remain committed to delivering the highest quality solutions that ensure operational efficiency and safety.”
Curtiss-Wright is a leading manufacturer of naval helicopter handling systems, undersea sensor handling and deployment systems, and ship aviation support systems for major naval defense programs. Curtiss-Wright has secured contracts globally, supporting navies in the United States,Canada, Japan, Italy, Australia, Chile, India, Singapore, Spain, and Turkey.
As Canada’s foreign military sales agency, CCC is funded by the Government of Canada to enable companies like Curtiss-Wright to deliver made-in-Canada solutions to the U.S. Navy and other entities within the U.S. Department of Defense. To date, CCC and Curtiss-Wright have partnered on numerous contracts with the U.S. military worth over CAD $300 million.
For more information on Curtiss-Wright naval aircraft handling systems, please visit https://electro-mechanicalsystems.curtisswright.com/indal..
About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright is a global integrated business that provides highly engineered products, solutions and services mainly to Aerospace & Defense markets, as well as critical technologies in demanding Commercial Nuclear Power, Process and Industrial markets. We leverage a workforce of approximately 9,000 highly skilled employees who develop, design and build what we believe are the best engineered solutions to the markets we serve. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing innovative solutions through trusted customer relationships. For more information, visit www.curtisswright.com.
About CCC
CCC is Canada’s government to government contracting agency. We help build successful commercial relationships between Canadian businesses and governments around the world through our government-to-government contracting approach. We are also the U.S. Department of Defense designated contracting authority for procurements from Canada. To learn more about how we have facilitated billions in trade between Canadian businesses and governments around the world, visit ccc.ca.
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