Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Curtiss-wright
Search every verified Lynn Bamford interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lynn Bamford, Chair and CEO of Curtiss-Wright, gave her first broadcast interview in the role on CNBC's Closing Bell: Overtime on August 17, 2025. She discussed the company's position in the commercial nuclear energy sector, describing it as a "renaissance" and stating that Curtiss-Wright supports every operating nuclear power plant in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Bamford said the company sees a line of sight to $1.5 billion in business driven by Eastern Europe and that recent U.S. executive orders have "lit the U.S. nuclear industry on fire," including a goal of having ten large reactors under construction by 2030. She noted a long-standing partnership with Westinghouse and work with small modular reactor developers including X-energy, Terrapower, and Rolls-Royce. In defense, Bamford said Curtiss-Wright signed a partnership providing access to Nvidia's embedded computing, networking, and AI technology, which she said would enable "computing at the tactical edge" to advantage soldiers. She stated that priorities in the 2026 defense budget, including shipbuilding and army modernization, are areas where the company will have meaningful content. Regarding capital allocation, Bamford said the company is "definitely acquisitive" and that acquisitions are the top goal for capital dollars, though she noted that recent potential targets did not fit the company's strategic and financial filters. She also mentioned a share buyback announcement.
“We support every nuclear power plant that's operating here in the U.S. and Canada and the U.K, allowing them to continue to have safe, reliable operations and do things such as the plant life extensions from 60 to 80 years.”
“Curtiss-Wright has been working with the major small modular reactor players, notably X-energy, Terrapower, and Rolls-Royce, where we feel we'll have anywhere from 20 to over $120 million of content per reactor.”
“We could see $1.5 billion of business coming to Curtiss-Wright, driven by Eastern Europe, and with this administration's executive orders announced a couple months ago, it has really lit the U.S. nuclear industry on fire.”
“There's a goal of having ten large reactors under construction by the end of the decade by 2030, which is a really big deal, and we've had a long-standing partnership with Westinghouse who will be building these reactors.”
“The priorities in the 2026 defense budget, whether it's shipbuilding funding, the industrial base, army modernization, Air Force dominance, and the Golden Dome, are all great areas for us where we will have meaningful content and be able to support the US government.”
“We signed an exciting new partnership that gives us access to the embedded computing, networking, and AI arms of Nvidia's technology, which is pretty unique and something we're very pleased with.”
“This technology will take computing to new portions of the battlefield, enabling computing at the tactical edge, which means taking data from sensors, computing and making an action based on that data, pushing it way out to advantage the soldier.”
“We are definitely acquisitive. We're very purposeful saying that is our top goal for using our capital dollars. We did announce a share buyback today and built up a bit of a war chest thinking there were a couple targets that might be in play this year.”
“It's an exciting portion of our portfolio and drawing a lot of attention. Even though it's relatively small, just over 10% today, 12% to be specific, it's an important part. We support every nuclear power plant operating in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., enabling safe, reliable operations and plant life extensions fro...”
“Starting a handful of years ago, the concept of small modular reactors is revolutionizing the industry. Curtiss-Wright has been working with major SMR players like X-energy, Terrapower, and Rolls-Royce to secure meaningful content across those reactor designs, with potential content valued anywhere from 20 to over $120...”
“We believe the nuclear renaissance is coming. We see line of sight to $1.5 billion of business coming to Curtiss-Wright driven by Eastern Europe. The recent U.S. administration executive orders have ignited the U.S. nuclear industry, including goals of having ten large reactors under construction by 2030, which is a re...”
“We have a long-standing partnership with Westinghouse, who will be building these reactors, and the pace of our engagements and work to ensure we're prepared to be a great supplier to them is really dynamic and exciting.”
“Defense is an important part of our portfolio with fantastic things happening in the U.S. and Europe. Priorities in the 2026 defense budget such as shipbuilding funding, the industrial base, army modernization, Air Force dominance, and the Golden Dome are all great areas where we will have meaningful content and suppor...”
“We've signed an exciting new partnership giving us access to embedded computing, networking, and AI arms of Nvidia's technology. This will take computing to new portions of the battlefield, enabling computing at the tactical edge, which means taking data from sensors, computing, making an action based on that data, and...”
“We are definitely acquisitive and very purposeful, making that our top goal for using our capital dollars. We announced a share buyback recently and built up a war chest anticipating potential targets, but those targets did not fit our strategic and financial filters.”
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