The Naval Air Systems Command Program Executive Offices (PEOs) are organizations responsible for the prototyping, procurement, and fielding of naval air equipment. Their mission is to develop, acquire, field and sustain affordable and integrated state of the art equipment for the Navy.
The Naval Air Systems Command is organizationally aligned to the Chief of Naval Operations. As part of its mission, NAVAIR provides support, manpower, resources, and facilities to its aligned Program Executive Offices (PEOs). The Program Executive Offices are responsible for the execution of major defense acquisition programs. The PEOs are organizationally aligned to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN(RDA)). The Naval Aviation PEOs are co-located with the Naval Air Systems Command at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, and operate under NAVAIR policies and procedures.
There are five Naval Air Systems Program Executive Offices.
Program Executive Office, Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Mission (PEO(A))
PEO(A) provides the Navy and Marine Corps with helicopters, special mission aircraft, and aviation anti-submarine warfare equipment and aircraft.
The Program Executive Officer for PEO(A) is Mr. Gary Kurtz, SES, who assumed this post in August 2022.
PEO(A) comprises nine major program offices:
PMA-207: Tactical Airlift Program
PMA-261: H-53 Helicopters Program
PMA-264: Air Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Program
PMA-271: Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program
PMA-274: Presidential Helicopters Program
PMA-275: V-22 Joint Program
PMA-276: H1 Program
PMA-290: Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) Program
PMA-299: H-60 Multi-mission Helicopter Program
Program Executive Office, Aviation Common Systems and Commercial Services (PEO(CS))
PEO(CS) provides the Navy and Marine Corps with aviation common systems, services, and support, which decreases investment and sustainment costs and reduces the numbers of configurations in the Fleet.
The Program Executive Officer for PEO(CS) is Mr. Robert Kimble, SES.
PEO(CS) comprises six major program offices:
PMA-202: Aircrew Systems Program
PMA-205: Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges Program
PMA-209: Air Combat Electronics Program
PMA-226: Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program
PMA-260: Common Aviation Support Equipment Program
PMWA-170: Navy Communications and GPS Navigation Program
Program Executive Office, Tactical Aircraft Programs (PEO(T))
PEO(T) provides the Navy and Marine Corps with full life-cycle support of naval aviation aircraft, weapons and systems.
The Program Executive Officer for PEO(T) is Rear Adm. John Lemmon, U.S. Navy.
PEO(T) comprises nine major program offices:
PMA-213: Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program
PMA-231: E-2/C-2 Airborne Command and Control Systems Program
PMA-234: Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program
PMA-251: Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program
PMA-257: AV-8B Program
PMA-259: Air-To-Air Missiles Program
PMA-265: F/A-18 and EA-18G Program
PMA-272: Advanced Tactical Aircraft Protection Systems Program
PMA-273: Naval Undergraduate Flight Training Systems Program
Program Executive Office, Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W))
PEO(U&W) provides the Navy and Marine Corps with unmanned aircraft, weapons and target systems.
The Program Executive Officer for PEO(U&W) is Rear Adm. Brian Corey, U.S. Navy.
PEO(U&W) comprises nine major program offices:
PMA-201: Precision Strike Weapons Program
PMA-208: Aerial Targets Program
PMA-242: Direct and Time Sensitive Strike Program
PMA-262: Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program
PMA-263: Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program
PMA-266: Multi-Mission Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Program
PMA-268: Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program
PMA-280: Tomahawk Weapons System Program
PMA-281: Strike Planning and Execution Systems Program
Program Executive Office, F-35 Lightning II (PEO(F-35))
PEO(F-35), also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program, is tasked with defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and allies.
The Program Executive Officer for PEO(F-35) is Lt. Gen. Eric T. Fick, USAF.
Products
NAVAIR operations can also be subdivided into five product areas: