Naval Air Systems Command

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The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides material support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps).

NAVAIR Locations

The NAVAIR headquarters are in Lexington Park, in southern Maryland, at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Ten NAVAIR locations exist, with eight U.S. locations from coast to coast, and two international locations. These are:

Patuxent River, Maryland: Aircraft & Systems Development, Test Ranges [link]

Lakehurst, New Jersey: Support Equipment, Aircraft Launch & Recovery Equipment [link]

Orlando, Florida: Training Systems, Instructional Systems [link]

China Lake, California: Weapons and Systems Development, Energetics, Test Ranges [link]

Point Mugu, California: Weapons Test and Evaluation, Targets, Test Ranges [link]

North Island, California: [link] [link]

Cherry Point, North Carolina: [link]

Jacksonville, Florida: In-Service Engineering, Repair and Modification Services [link]

Atsugi, Japan: [link]

Naples, Italy: [link]

The five Navy systems commands or "SYSCOMs" are the:

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)

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