Naval Air Systems Command

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.

Mission and Vision

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.

Strategic Imperatives: Increase material readiness and deliver capabilities with increased speed.

Competencies and Program Executive Offices

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.

Naval Aviation Enterprise

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