Established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy’s Bureau of Naval Weapons, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is headquartered in Patuxent River, Md., with military and civilian personnel stationed at eight locations across the continental United States and one site overseas.
NAVAIR's mission is to provide full life-cycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons and systems operated by Sailors and Marines. This support includes research, design, development and systems engineering; acquisition; test and evaluation; training facilities and equipment; repair and modification; and in-service engineering and logistics support.
NAVAIR is organized into eight "competencies" or communities of practice including: program management, contracts, research and engineering, test and evaluation, logistics and industrial operations, corporate operations, comptroller and counsel. NAVAIR provides support (people, processes, tools, training, mission facilities, and core technologies ) to Naval Aviation Program Executive Officers (PEOs) and their assigned program managers, who are responsible for meeting the cost, schedule, and performance requirements of their assigned programs.
NAVAIR's affiliated PEOs are:
- PEO for Tactical Aircraft Programs, PEO(T)
- PEO for Air ASW, Assault and Special Mission Programs, PEO(A)
- PEO for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, PEO(U&W), and
- PEO for Joint Strike Fighter, PEO(JSF), (which alternates service lead with the U.S. Air Force)
NAVAIR is the principal provider for the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), while contributing to every Warfare enterprise in the interest of national security. We embrace the privilege of our responsibility to the Sailor and Marine in partnership with industry, all Naval Aviation stakeholders, and our fellow Systems Commands.
Vision
Sailors and Marines Armed with Confidence…
Because we develop, deliver, and sustain aircraft, weapons, and systems – on time, on cost, with proven capability and reliability –
so they succeed in every mission and return safely home.
Strategic Priorities
- Contribute to delivering Naval Aviation units ready for tasking with the right capability, at the right time, at the right cost
- Deliver new aircraft, weapons, and systems on time and within budget that meet fleet needs and provide a technological edge over our adversaries
- Develop our people and provide them with the tools, infrastructure, and processes they need to do their work