A Few Notable NAVAIR Aircraft and Weapons
Since it replaced the Bureau of Naval Weapons in 1966, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has ordered, tested, and developed …
Unmanned Systems
NAVAIR Today: Aviation Systems Programs
Aviation Systems is one of NAVAIR’s five primary products. Organized in 13 areas of activity, 10 program offices …
NAVAIR Unmanned Aircraft Programs
“Experience suggests that the right technology, used intelligently, makes sheer numbers irrelevant. The tipping point was the Gulf …
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The 1966 reorganization that replaced the Navy’s outdated bureaus with Systems Commands (SYSCOMs) finally placed two key …
Interview With Adm. Mark Ferguson, U.S. Navy
(Note: This interview was conducted Jan. 25, 2016. Adm. Ferguson was relieved by Adm. Michelle Howard on June 7, …
EMILY Robot Is a Lifesaver
By Warren Duffie, contractor, Office of Naval Research Corporate Strategic Communications
She’s tough – capable of punching through …
DARPA’s ASW Sea Hunter Testing | Video
DARPA is christening its Sea Hunter, the technology demonstration vessel it has developed and built through the Agency’s …
DARPA’s Gremlins Program Begins Phase 1
DARPA has awarded Phase 1 contracts for its Gremlins program, which would employ an airborne mothership to launch …