NAVAIR Today: Weapons Programs
Since its inception in 1966 as successor to the Bureau of Naval Weapons, NAVAIR has provided full life-cycle …
Fighter Aircraft
Testing Times: NAVAIR Flight Test Tales
By the time Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) was established in 1966, testing and evaluation of naval aircraft, weapons, …
Top 10 Shots: Jan. 13, 2017 | Photos
Here are our Top 10 Shots for the week in a slideshow gallery. These pictures represent some of …
DOD Successfully Demonstrates Aerial Autonomous Drone Swarm
The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at …
F/A-18 Super Hornets Drop Autonomous Drone Swarm | Video
The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms …
NAVAIR: 50 Years of Equipping the Fleet
The 1966 reorganization that replaced the Navy’s outdated bureaus with Systems Commands (SYSCOMs) finally placed two key …
The Attack on Pearl Harbor: Dec. 7, 1941 | Photos
While we have covered the Pearl Harbor attack extensively elsewhere, both in posts for Defense Media Network and in print, …
F-35B DT-III Aboard America: Wrap-up | Video
A Patuxent River Integrated Test Force video by Matthew Short describes the results and achievements of Developmental Test III …
Boeing and Marine Corps Regenerating F/A-18s | Video
This Boeing video describes the Marine Corps program to regenerate much-needed F/A-18Cs from the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration …
NAVAIR Fixed-Wing Aircraft Programs
NAVAIR supports 22 fixed-wing aircraft programs, from the latest advanced strike fighters to small turboprop logistics support …