<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-17-001141.txt : 20170213
<SEC-HEADER>0001628280-17-001141.hdr.sgml : 20170213
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170213101547
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-17-001141
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170210
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170213

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000026324
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISC INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3590]
		IRS NUMBER:				130612970
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13925 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7048694602

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13925 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MYERS JOHN R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001211796

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00134
		FILM NUMBER:		17596574

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		924 CASEY COVE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		NOKOMIS
		CITY:			NOKOMIS
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34275
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    <periodOfReport>2017-02-10</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>CURTISS WRIGHT CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CW</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>MYERS JOHN R</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PARSIPPANY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>07054</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-10</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1068</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>98.34</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10068</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares were issued pursuant to the Company's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan in which non-employee directors receive an annual grant of restricted stock for service on the board. The restrictions on these shares lapse upon the shorter of (a) three years from the date of grant or (b) until such time as the service of the recipient as a Non-employee Director of the Company shall have ended by reason of his or her (i) death or disability or (ii) failure to be reelected.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The number of shares is arrived by dividing the closing price of the Issuer's securities on February 7, 2017 into $105,000, the amount of the stock award granted to the Issuer's non-employee directors.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Price is based on the closing price on of the Issuers securities as reported on the New York Stock Exchange for February 7, 2017, the date the award was approved by the Issuer's Board of Directors.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Paul J. Ferdenzi through Power of Attorney for John R. Myers</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-02-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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