Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

32°41′52.7″N 117°14′53″W / 32.697972°N 117.24806°W / 32.697972; -117.24806

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
(NAVWAR)
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Navy
TypeSYSCOM
Garrison/HQSan Diego, California, U.S.
Commanders
CommanderRear Adm. Seiko Okano, USN
Executive DirectorJohn W. R. Pope III

The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), based in San Diego, California is one of six SYSCOM Echelon II organizations within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), business information technology and space systems. Echelon II means that the organization reports to someone who, in turn, reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations on the military side. From a civilian perspective, NAVWAR reports to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (RDA).[1] The command was formerly known as Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and was renamed in June 2019 to better align its identity with its mission.[2]

NAVWAR supports over 150 programs managed by the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I), as well as the programs of PEO for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) and PEO Space Systems. These PEOs are located in the greater Washington, D.C. area. The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic is located in Charleston, SC, and also includes facilities in Norfolk, VA, New Orleans and Stuttgart, Germany. NIWC Pacific is located in San Diego, and includes facilities in Japan, Guam and Hawaii. Effective February 18, 2019, the names of the systems centers changed to Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and Pacific.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Naval Information Warfare Command Organization". NAVWAR. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic" (PDF). NIWC Atlantic. 1 October 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ Fuentes, Gidget (February 13, 2019). "WEST: SPAWAR Systems Centers Rebranded as Naval Information Warfare Centers". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic" (PDF). NIWC Atlantic. 1 October 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2020.