The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) provides material support for aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons

Bureau of Naval Weapons

The Bureau of Naval Weapons was part of the United States Navy's material organization between 1959 and 1966, with responsibility for procurement and support of naval aircraft and aerial weapons. The bureau was established August 18, 1959, by an Act of Congress...

 (BuWeps). Current Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, is Vice Adm. David Architzel

David Architzel

David Architzel is a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He grew up in Merrick, New York and has one brother, Ralph, and two sisters, Reba and Anne Fleming. Architzel graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1973 with a degree in mathematics. He became the Commanding officer of the USS...

 since May 2010. Current Vice Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, is Rear Adm. Paul A. Grosklags, U.S. Navy.

NAVAIR Locations

NAVAIR Headquarters is a tenant activity of Patuxent River NAS

Naval Air Station Patuxent River

"Pax River" redirects here. For the river, see Patuxent River.Naval Air Station Patuxent River , also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. Mary's County, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to the U.S...

 in St. Mary's County, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. Ten NAVAIR locations exist, with eight U.S. locations from coast to coast, and two international locations. These are:

• Patuxent River, Maryland
  Naval Air Station Patuxent River
  "Pax River" redirects here. For the river, see Patuxent River.Naval Air Station Patuxent River , also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States Naval Air Station located in St. Mary's County, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to the U.S...
  
  : Aircraft & Systems Development, Test, and Evaluation; Test Ranges http://www.nawcad.navy.mil

• Lakehurst, New Jersey
  Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst
  JB MDL Lakehurst is a United States Navy base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Lakehurst is under the jurisdiction of the Naval Air Systems Command...
  
  : Support Equipment, Aircraft Launch & Recovery Equipment http://www.lakehurst.navy.mil

• Orlando, Florida
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
  
  : Training Systems, Instructional Systems http://www.ntsc.navy.mil

• China Lake, California
  Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
  - About : is part of under Commander, Navy Installation Command and is located in the Western Mojave Desert region of California, approximately north of Los Angeles. Occupying three counties – Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo – the installation’s closest neighbors are the cities of Ridgecrest,...
  
  : Weapons and Systems Development, Energetics, Test Ranges http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/about/index.html

• Point Mugu, California
  Naval Air Station Point Mugu
  Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu or NBVC Point Mugu is a military airbase located in Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, United States. Due to realignment actions which occurred in 2000, the base is now part of Naval Base Ventura County , a consolidated organization that also includes...
  
  : Weapons Test and Evaluation, Targets, Test Ranges http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcwd/nawcwd/about/index.html

• North Island, California
  Naval Air Station North Island
  Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay and is the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy...
  
  : http://www.nadepni.navy.mil http://www.natec.navy.mil

• Cherry Point, North Carolina
  Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
  Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point or MCAS Cherry Point is a United States Marine Corps airfield located in Havelock, North Carolina, USA, in the eastern part of the state...
  
  : In-Service Support Center, Vertical Lift Center of Excellence http://www.nadepcp.navy.mil

• Jacksonville, Florida
  Naval Air Station Jacksonville
  Naval Air Station Jacksonville or NAS Jacksonville is a military airport located four miles south of the central business district of Jacksonville...
  
  : In-Service Engineering, Repair and Modification Services http://www.nadjx.navy.mil

• Atsugi, Japan
  Naval Air Facility Atsugi
  is a naval air base located in the cities of Yamato and Ayase in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest United States Navy air base in the Pacific Ocean and houses the squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 5, which deploys with the aircraft carrier...
  
  : http://www.napra.navy.mil

• Naples, Italy: http://www.nsanaples.navy.mil/namra/

Program Executive Officers (PEO)

NAVAIR is a Competency Aligned Organization (CAO) headed by a vice admiral

Vice Admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval rank of a three-star flag officer, which is equivalent to lieutenant general in the other uniformed services. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral...

 that provides support as needed to the major program offices under PEO

Program Executive Officer

A Program Executive Officer, or PEO, is one of a few key individuals in the United States military acquisition process. As can be seen from the examples below, a Program Executive Officer may be responsible for a specific program , or for an entire portfolio of similar programs A Program Executive...

 oversight. Major Acquisition Program oversight chain is the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A) who has three NAVAIR PEOs in direct report status with program offices grouped by mission area under them. Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a unique situation in which has PEO status and alternates service lead and reporting relationship to the opposing service. Naval Aviation PEOs are:

• Program Executive Officer, Tactical Programs (PEO(T))

• Program Executive Officer, Assault and ASW Programs (PEO(A))

• Program Executive Officer, Weapons and Unmanned Vehicles (PEO(U&W))

• Program Executive Officer, Joint Strike Fighter (PEO(JSF))

Naval Aviation Enterprise

NAVAIR is part of the Naval Aviation Enterprise triad model currently headed by the Commander Naval Air Force (CNAF) and supported by the OPNAV Director, Naval Air Warfare.

Navy Systems Commands

The five Navy systems commands or "SYSCOMs" are:

• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
• Naval Sea Systems Command
  Naval Sea Systems Command
  The Naval Sea Systems Command is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations...
  
   (NAVSEA)
• Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• Naval Supply Systems Command
  Naval Supply Systems Command
  The Naval Supply Systems Command is a command of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is to provide the Navy with quality supplies and services....
  
  (NAVSUP)

External links

• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) official website
• NAVAIR Locations Page