Curtis-Wright is a Goliath company buying up many defense electronic oriented companies. They were part of the original development with NASA design for Stratafied charge engines for initially military use. They were developed for a short time and were design for airplanes especially. That would be cool if you have any pictures of it. It would probably be antiquated by todays means. I found
THIS link under Freedom Motors and the explanation of Curtis Wrights involvement. It's a very interesting read.