Bureau of Naval Weapons

Bureau of Naval Weapons

The Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps) was part of the United States Navy's material organization between 1959 and 1966, with responsibility for procurement and support of naval aircraft and aerial weapons. The bureau was established August 18 1959, by an Act of Congress. The Act merged the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), which had responsibility for naval aircraft and related systems, and the Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd), which had responsibility for naval weapons.

As aviation technology became increasingly complex after World War II, the Navy increasingly realized the need for better integration between its aircraft and aerial weapons. This was also to end conflict between bureaus due to technological convergence; BuOrd's work in guided missiles, for example, was overlapping with BuAer's work on unmanned aircraft.

BuWeps was under the command of a two-star admiral known as the Chief, BuWeps. Three individuals served in this position:

*RADM Paul D. Stroop - September 10 1959October 29 1962
*RADM Kleber S. Masterson - November 27 1962March 24 1964
*RADM Allen M. Shinn - May 28 1964 – 1 May 1 1966

The establishment of BuWeps represented only a temporary solution to the Navy's needs. In the mid-1960s, the Navy completely revised its material organization, replacing the bureau system with "Systems Commands" (SYSCOMs). BuWeps was disestablished May 1 1966 and replaced with the current Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). RADM Shinn, Chief, BuWeps, became the first Commander, Naval Air Systems Command.

ee also

*Bureau of Ordnance
*Bureau of Aeronautics
*United States Navy bureau system

References

*Grossnick, Roy, with contributions from William J. Armstrong, et al. "United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995." Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Dept. of the Navy, 1997.
** [http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/PART08.PDF "Part 8 - The New Navy 1954-1959"]
** [http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP02.PDF Appendix 2. "Aviation Commands"]


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