Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

Employee Size

10,001+

Organization Type

Government Agency

Headquarters

Patuxent River, MD

Established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy’s Bureau of Naval Weapons, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is a U.S. Navy command headquartered in Patuxent River, Maryland. Its military and civilian workforce supports Navy and Marine Corps aviation by developing and sustaining the systems that help their forces operate safely and effectively. NAVAIR’s work includes the full lifecycle of naval aviation programs, from engineering and testing through fleet readiness.

• Naval Nuclear LaboratorySupporting the nation since 1946, Naval Nuclear Laboratory is the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion laboratory, known for developing technology that keeps submarine and aircraft-carrier fleets operating safely and reliably. It also trains the Sailors who operate those reactors, bringing engineering expertise directly to the fleet’s mission.WEST MIFFLIN, PA
• Precise SystemsFounded in 1990 to support NAVAIR, Precise Systems has grown from a small technical-services firm into a defense and government mission partner based in Lexington Park. For more than three decades, it has applied engineering and digital expertise to complex programs, with work spanning development through lifecycle support. Its people-first culture and disciplined processes are central to how it supports national security customers.LEXINGTON PARK, MD
• Naval Nuclear LaboratorySupporting the nation since 1946, Naval Nuclear Laboratory is the government-owned, contractor-operated research organization dedicated solely to naval nuclear propulsion. Nearly 8,000 employees work across its laboratories and training sites to develop technology for the Navy and prepare Sailors to operate nuclear-powered ships. Its history reaches back to Bettis’s engineering work on the prototype plant for USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine.WEST MIFFLIN, PA
• J.F. Taylor, IncFounded by former Navy Commander John F. Taylor in 1983, J.F. Taylor designs and manufactures military simulation, avionics, aircraft-modification, and ground-based systems. The company has grown from a one-person operation into a 500-plus-employee defense manufacturer, with 280,000 square feet across ten Southern Maryland facilities and an added Union, Missouri operation through its 2025 acquisition of Bugeye Technologies. Its quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D:2016.GREAT MILLS, MD