Exhibit 32

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Martin R.
Benante, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Glenn E.
Tynan, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


/s/ Martin R. Benante
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Martin R. Benante
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
March 9, 2004


/s/ Glenn E. Tynan
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Glenn E. Tynan
Chief Financial Officer
March 9, 2004