<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019febc7-8f6c-787b-8495-adc5cb3a3b5a,g:e46f13dd-13f7-4961-ab8b-1eadc80eecf0-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.curtisswright.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="cw-20260810.xsd#CoverPage"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.curtisswright.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019febc7-8f6c-765f-82d2-6187f4907dc5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019febc7-8f6c-765f-82d2-6187f4907dc5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019febc7-8f6c-79d1-83a3-b9f5a5a9ac11" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019febc7-8f6c-79d1-83a3-b9f5a5a9ac11" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019febc7-8f6c-7846-8802-b1f03d9b6d9c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019febc7-8f6c-7846-8802-b1f03d9b6d9c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019febc7-8f6c-73ad-980c-024a581d2366" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019febc7-8f6c-73ad-980c-024a581d2366" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019febc7-8f6c-7154-b1f8-5771796bfb48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019febc7-8f6c-7154-b1f8-5771796bfb48" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019febc7-8f6c-7801-9624-100a01dfdb5c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019febc7-8f6c-7801-9624-100a01dfdb5c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019febc7-8f6c-71c6-8095-2d8c50960d8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019febc7-8f6c-71c6-8095-2d8c50960d8a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019febc7-8f6c-70f5-a268-3b93fa0f46cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019febc7-8f6c-70f5-a268-3b93fa0f46cd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019febc7-8f6c-7ccd-bce6-75b8a0e20a2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019febc7-8f6c-7ccd-bce6-75b8a0e20a2c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019febc7-8f6c-70b6-83fc-5c9a4fd57e53" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019febc7-8f6c-70b6-83fc-5c9a4fd57e53" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019febc7-8f6c-79f7-bcc4-c8559bc2930b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019febc7-8f6c-79f7-bcc4-c8559bc2930b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019febc7-8f6c-78c0-b1ff-cd17cea452fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019febc7-8f6c-78c0-b1ff-cd17cea452fa" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019febc7-8f6c-73b1-ae83-355fcd537d47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019febc7-8f6c-73b1-ae83-355fcd537d47" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019febc7-8f6c-7dd6-8643-9c8ade9d852d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019febc7-8f6c-7dd6-8643-9c8ade9d852d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019febc7-8f6c-77ed-bf0a-2d8d4ba3f1b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019febc7-8f6c-77ed-bf0a-2d8d4ba3f1b7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019febc7-8f6c-7982-8f17-1f2001e8e1ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019febc7-8f6c-7982-8f17-1f2001e8e1ba" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019febc7-8f6c-7972-854c-296f3d724d9a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019febc7-8f6c-7972-854c-296f3d724d9a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019febc7-8f6c-74ec-84e3-f77279a96339" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019febc7-8f6c-74ec-84e3-f77279a96339" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019febc7-8f6c-721d-b449-b6dbd7d346e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019febc7-8f6c-721d-b449-b6dbd7d346e7" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019febc7-8f6c-7ac7-8f0a-ab8aa5900bdb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019febc7-8f6c-7ac7-8f0a-ab8aa5900bdb" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019febc7-8f6c-77e9-b1c8-6736d7fe87e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019febc7-8f6c-77e9-b1c8-6736d7fe87e3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019febc7-8f6c-79bb-b46c-328b032893c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019febc7-8f6c-7af2-ba2b-cb844573f5d2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019febc7-8f6c-79bb-b46c-328b032893c0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
