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[[Image:navair_banner.gif|NAVAIR]] The '''Naval Air Systems Command''', or NAVAIR, is the part one of five systems commands (SYSCOM) of the [[United States]] [[Navy]] which provides . They provide materiel 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 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 can succeed in every mission and return safely home.
*[http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=visitor_info.default NAVAIR Locations Page]
[[Category:United States naval aviation|Air Systems Command]]
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== NAVAIR Locations ==
NAVAIR Headquarters is located in [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|Patuxent River, Maryland]] at the [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|Patuxent River Naval Air Station]]in southern Maryland. Ten NAVAIR locations exist, with eight U.S. locations from coast to coast, and two international locations. These are:
*[[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|Patuxent River, Maryland]]: Aircraft & Systems Development, Test, and Evaluation; Test Ranges [http://www.nawcad.navy.mil]
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 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) == References External links ==
*[http://www.navair.navy.mil/ NAVAIR Home Page]
